human
Have you noticed anything you need, and the presence of which may be useful to you?
gpt
No, Father; yet if you could let me have a little more water.
human
Nothing is easier; I will send you up a large pitcher every morning.
gpt
Thank you ... see, I have been studying the rules.
human
I will at once put you at ease, said the monk.
gpt
You are compelled to nothing but the strictest punctuality. You must follow the canonical offices to the letter. As to the exercises marked on the card, they are not of obligation; they may be useful, as they are laid down, for people who are very young and devoid of all initiative, but, as I think at least, they somewhat hamper others, and as a general rule we do not trouble the retreatants here, we let solitude act on them; it belongs to yourself to discriminate and distinguish the best mode of occupying your time holily. Therefore I will not impose on you any of the reading laid down on this card, and only take leave to get you to say the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin. Have you it?
human
Here it is,
gpt
Your volume is charming,