Butinthesummertime，especiallyafteryou’vebeeninMariposaforamonthortwo，andhavepaddledalongsideofherinacanoe，shegetslargerandtaller，andwithagreatsweepofblacksides，tillyouseenodifferencebetweentheMariposaBelleandtheLusitania。
Eachoneisabigsteamerandthat’sallyoucansay。
Nordohermeasurementshelpyoumuch。Shedrawsabouteighteeninchesforward，andmorethanthat，——atleasthalfaninchmore，astern，andwhenshe’sloadeddownwithanexcursioncrowdshedrawsagoodtwoinchesmore。Andabovethewater，——why，lookatallthedecksonher！There’sthedeckyouwalkonto，fromthewharf，allshutin，withwindowsalongit，andtheaftercabinwiththelongtable，andabovethatthedeckwithallthechairspileduponit，andthedeckinfrontwherethebandstandroundinacircle，andthepilothouseishigherthanthat，andabovethepilothouseistheboardwiththegoldnameandtheflagpoleandthesteelropesandtheflags;andfixedinsomewhereonthedifferentlevelsisthelunchcounterwheretheysellthesandwiches，andtheengineroom，anddownbelowthedecklevel，beneaththewaterline，istheplacewherethecrewsleep。Whatwithstepsandstairsandpassagesandpilesofcordwoodfortheengine，——ohno，IguessHarlandandWolffdidn’tbuildher。Theycouldn’thave。
YetevenwithahugeboatliketheMariposaBelle，itwouldbeimpossibleforhertocarryallofthecrowdthatyouseeintheboatandonthewharf。Inreality，thecrowdismadeupoftwoclasses，——allofthepeopleinMariposawhoaregoingontheexcursionandallthosewhoarenot。Somecomefortheonereasonandsomefortheother。
ThetwotellersoftheExchangeBankareboththerestandingsidebyside。Butoneofthem，——theonewiththecameopinandthelongfacelikeahorse，——isgoing，andtheother，——withtheothercameopinandthefacelikeanotherhorse，——isnot。Inthesameway，HusselloftheNewspacketisgoing，buthisbrother，besidehim，isn’t。LilianDroneisgoing，buthersistercan’t;andsoonallthroughthecrowd。