human
Why, the boat has an engine! exclaimed the boy.
gpt
It runs by motor!
human
Yes, the _Bluebird_ is a motor houseboat, said Mr. Howbridge, with a smile.
gpt
It really belongs on Lake Macopic, but to get it there through the canal mules will have to be used, as this boat has such a big propeller that it would wash away the canal banks. It is not allowed to move it through the canal under its own power.
human
That's a dandy engine all right! exclaimed Neale, and he knew something about them for one summer he had operated a small motor craft on the Gentory River, as well as running the Corner House girls' automobile for them.
gpt
I wish I could run this, he went on with a sigh,
human
I don't know about that, said the lawyer, musingly.
gpt
That is what I brought Minerva here to talk about. Let's go back to the main cabin and sit down.
human
I'm going to sit on one of the lockers!
gpt
I want to sit on it, too!
human
There are two lockers on the floor--one for each,