human
A life preserver?
gpt
Yes, Tess nodded.
human
I thought maybe I might fall off the houseboat and I didn't see any life preservers on it, so I made one.
gpt
Out of the hot water bag, put in Dot.
human
She tied it around her waist and she wanted me to tie one on me and make believe we fell into the bathtub. But I wouldn't, and she got in, and it didn't hold her up.
gpt
I should say it didn't! cried Agnes.
human
How could you expect a rubber bag full of water to hold you up? It couldn't hold itself up.
gpt
It wasn't full of water. I blew it up full of air just as Sammy Pinkney blows up his football, said Tess.
human
And that floats in water, 'cause I saw it.
gpt
A hot water bag is different, returned Ruth.
human
Yes, she has one on,