human
Jane, what has come over you? I used to think, when we lived in the old studio, that you were the most indifferent person, socially, that I ever met,
gpt
I apologize, Jerry, but you've got to get used to a new me. I want people to come here; I want them to think it is a happy, refreshing place to come to.
human
Jane, have you any regular seasons for changing personalities? I have gotten used to two totally different beings since I have known you, and now you present me with a third!
gpt
Like being married to a chameleon, isn't it?
human
No, for a chameleon takes its colour from its surroundings, but you don't.
gpt
No; I take the colour of my interior,
human
You'd better see a doctor if your interior changes colour every few months.
gpt
I've had all the big experiences of my life in the last two years. Of course I'm not the same person. If marriage and motherhood leave a woman unchanged, she is made of marble, or tin.
human
You even look different, Jane.
gpt
Why not, if I _am_ different?
human
You are beautiful and spirited. You used to be a trifle cold.
gpt
You think I'm more human now, Jerry.
human
You've come to life, Jane. Whom are you going to have at your parties?
gpt
All sorts, uptown people, downtown people, the ones who do things and the ones who buy things.
human
Sounds good. Do I officiate throughout the ceremony?
gpt
Of course, Jerry. I couldn't do it without you.
human
Why not?
gpt
You have the real gift of making people happy; I'm only the assistant.
human
Jane, do I make _you_ happy?
gpt
I don't know-- I hadn't thought about it.
human
Don't you think it's important to be happy, Jane?
gpt
Why, yes, but I think it just happens, doesn't it? You cannot make it happen. It is like courtesy, or spirituality, it results from everything in you, your whole habit of life and thought.
human
Does it? I thought it was something you went after, and got,
gpt
Like a box of sweets,
human
Like a box of sweets, and then you ran the risk of stomachache.
gpt
I call that satisfaction, not happiness.
human
What is happiness to you, Jane?
gpt
A miracle,