human
A cake! Did you ever in your life? And I already have Mrs. Graham's jelly, and Mr. Graham's bag of nuts, and old Mrs. Hitchcock's jar of preserves! Mother, how can I ever thank them all?
gpt
How can you ever get them all transported to Dexter, is what I'm wondering! Do they always send girls off to school with food for the term, Catherine?
human
Well, I had cookies and mince pie to take last year, after my trunk was packed. Mother persuaded me to leave the pie, but I was sorry afterward. And one of Polly's mother's friends baked a chicken for her to carry all the way to Wellesley! People are so kind! How do you suppose I can carry this cake, though, Mother? It's such an awkward shape, and I couldn't pack it with my clothes!
gpt
Do you remember how Inez brought a pail of honey in her trunk, put in Alice,
human
I'll put the cake into a stout hat-box, and fasten a heavy cord and a handle on it, and you can get it there safely, I think. You won't have to carry it, except just getting on and off the train.