human
It's like a small-sized canal boat, isn't it?
gpt
But ever so much nicer,
human
Oh, look at the cute little cupboards! cried Dot.
gpt
I could keep my dolls there.
human
And here's a sweet place for the cats! added Tess, raising the cover of a sort of box in a corner.
gpt
It would be a crib.
human
That's a locker,
gpt
Oh, I wouldn't want to lock Almira in there! exclaimed the little girl.
human
She might smother, and how could she get out to play with her kittens?
gpt
Oh, I don't mean that it can be locked, explained the lawyer.
human
It is just called that on a boat. Cupboards on the wall and the window seats on the floor are generally called lockers on board a ship.
gpt
Is this a ship?
human
Well, enough like one to use some of the same words, replied Mr. Howbridge.
gpt
Now let's look through it.
human
And they have real dishes in them!
gpt
Don't do that, dear,
human
But I want to see,
gpt
So do I!