human
It is many, many a long year since I was here, he said.
gpt
Time has changed all things strangely; but it would be hard to say which is the more altered, this village or I, for then it was sunk in poverty and wretchedness, and now it has gained happiness and wealth, and I, who was so happy and glad, now am broken-down and worn. I have lost my only wealth, my wife Chrysea. It was just here she stood and sang, and now I shall never see her again or hear her singing.
human
Tell me, I beg, he said,
gpt
Oh! said the girl,
human
It was I and my wife Chrysea, cried Arasmon.
gpt
Have you seen her? Has she been here? I have sought all over the world ever since, but I cannot find her, and now I fear lest she be dead.
human
You? you poor old man! Of what are you talking? You must surely be mad to say such things. These musicians were the most beautiful people upon the earth, and they were young and dressed in shining white and gold, and you are old and gray and ragged, and surely you are very ill too, for you seem to be so weak that you can scarcely walk. Come home with me, and I will give you food and rest till you are better.
gpt
I am seeking Chrysea, he said,
human
It is too true, he said;
gpt
I am so old and worn that when I find her she will not know me, and as he again fell a-weeping his hand struck the harp-strings, and they cried,
human
I have watched you through all these years, my Arasmon. Take comfort, I am very near,
gpt
I will go to the moor, he said,
human
So he tottered slowly on, calling, as he went, in a weak voice,
gpt
Chrysea, my Chrysea! are you here? I have sought you over the world since you left me, and now that I am old and like to die, I am come to seek you where we parted.