human
I wish you would not do that, she said, with some irritation.
gpt
It is like being forced to look at one's self in a mirror.
human
I do it to analyze them, he answered.
gpt
I am so dense, you know, it takes me a long time to understand. When you say, for instance, that Romola is not a natural character because her love for Tito ceases, I, who think that the unnatural part is that she should ever have loved him, naturally dwell upon the remark.
human
She would have continued to love him in life. Beauty is all powerful.
gpt
I did not know that women cared much for it, he answered. Then, after a moment,
human
Do not be too severe upon me, he added;
gpt
I am doing my best.
human
I thought certainly you would have answered, 'By contrast?' he said, smiling.
gpt
But you are not so satirical as you were. I cannot make you angry with me.
human
Have you tried?
gpt
Of course I have tried. It would be a step gained to move you--even in that way.
human
I thought your experiment was to be all on one side?