human
Don't you know, child, that there is society and society? That it is all sorts of a world, that it gets into groups and circles about, and that is the way the world is stirred up and kept from stagnation. And, my dear, you have just to do your duty where you are placed, and that is all there is about it.
gpt
Don't be cross, McDonald. I suppose I can think my thoughts?
human
Yes, you can think, and you can learn to keep a good deal that you think to yourself. Now, Evelyn, haven't you any curiosity to see what this world we are talking about is like?
gpt
Indeed I have, said Evelyn, coming out of her reflective mood into a girlish enthusiasm.
human
And I want to see what I shall be like in it. Only--well, how is that?