"Oh, yes, indeed," said Celia; "I used to make all my doll's dresses myself."
"Your doll's dresses!" repeated Isabella.
"Oh, yes," replied Celia,—"I was not ashamed to play with dolls in that way."
"I should like to see some dolls," said Isabella.
"I will show you my large doll," said Celia; "I have always kept it, because I fitted it out with such a nice set of clothes. And I keep it for children to play with."
She brought her doll, and Isabella handled it and looked at it with curiosity.
"So you dressed this, and played with it," said Isabella, inquiringly, "and moved it about as one would move a piece at chess?"
Celia started at this word "chess." It was one of the forbidden words.
But Isabella went on:—
"Suppose this doll should suddenly have begun to speak, to move, and walk round, would not you have liked it?"
"Oh, no!" exclaimed Celia. "What! a wooden thing speak and move! It would have frightened me very much."