human
That is where the steamboats lie, said Mr. George,
gpt
I should like to go in one of them,
human
Do you see that large building just below the steamboat landing, fronting the river?
gpt
Yes, said Rollo;
human
It is the Custom House, said Mr. George.
gpt
Every ship that comes into the Thames from foreign countries has to send her manifest there and pay the duties.
human
What is a manifest?
gpt
It is a list, or schedule, said Mr. George,
human
Can we go into the Custom House and see it?
gpt
Yes, said Mr. George.
human
I am sure it must be open to the public, because all sorts of persons must have occasion to go there continually, to transact business; but I do not suppose there would be much to see inside. There would be a great many tables and desks, and a great many clerks and monstrous big account books, and multitudes of people coming and going continually; but that would be all.
gpt
I should like to go and see them,
human
Well, said Mr. George,