human
This steamer does not seem to be much different from those we saw in England,
gpt
Not very different, but it is very unlike an American boat,
human
The steering apparatus is not like anything I ever saw before, added Paul.
gpt
The helmsman stands on a raised platform, and his wheel revolves horizontally.
human
All the Rhine steamers have that arrangement.
gpt
I think a wheel-house forward is ever so much better. I see the cook is a woman.
human
Yes; all the Rhine steamers have female cooks. This boat, I believe, belongs to the Moerdyk line. Passengers from Antwerp come by railroad to Moerdyk, and there take the steamer to Rotterdam. This country is very favorable to railroads in being level, but very unfavorable in the number of rivers and cut-offs to be crossed, which it is impossible to bridge.