"How big would you call it ?" "Little," said Dodo promptly.
"Kind of little, but not so very.

I've seen smaller in the Museum," said Nat.

"What would you call it, Olive ?" "I should call it rather a small bird, if I were not speaking exactly.
But if you wish to be more particular you must try to guess its length in inches.

When I was about your age father measured my right-hand middle finger and told me it was three inches long.

Then he made two marks across it with violet ink, which takes a long time to wash off, so that my finger made a three-inch measure.