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Sandra Patricia Wellington
Elizabeth Charlotte Anderson
Jennifer Anderson
Susan Elizabeth Howard
Katherine Penelope Davis
Mary Elizabeth Johnson
Virginia Davis
Victoria Eliz...
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This chapter is based on the novel The Sobbin' Women by Stephen Vincent Benét
The USS Republic orbits around Star Base 12 exactly five years to the very date it left the United States on June 25, 2274, and they start to transport the passengers down to Star Base 12 in the Dukedom of Bedford Territory and Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR, Duke of Norfolk Territory is standing with his first cousin twice removed, Lord Richard William Carey, Duke of Bedford Territory, his nephew, Lord Richard Edward Howard The Second, his grandnephew, Lord David William Beck, and his youngest son, Lord Andrew Charles Howard.
The shuttlecraft touches down in Bedford Territory and the doors open up and Lt Kevin Thomas Riley escorts on his left arm, Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell, and on his right arm, Susan Virginia Bell, and following them is Katherine Grace Kelly.
Lt Kevin Thomas Riley walks up to where they are standing and he bows to them as per the custom and he tells Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR and Lord Richard William Carey " May I present to you, Lord Howard and Lord Richard William Carey. Three new arrivals from Post World War Three Planet Earth from the United States - Susan Virginia Bell, Karissa Elizabeth Ann Lowell and Katherine Grace Kelly."
Lord Charles Andrew Howard with his first cousin twice removed, smiles and they walk over to where Lt Kevin Thomas Riley is standing with them and Lord Richard William Carey tells them " Welcome to Star Base 12 and The Dukedom of Bedford Territory."
"Thank you for the welcome, Lord Carey.' Susan tells him.
Karissa replies " Thank you for the warm welcome.," but Katherine remains quiet.
From the distance, Lord Andrew Charles Howard, Lord David William Beck and Lord Richard Edward Howard The Second
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are watching with a smile as Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR and Lord Richard William Carey greet the new arrivals.
Lord Andrew Charles walks over to where his father is standing with his second cousin, Lord Richard William Carey and he nudges him " Father. Have you forgotten your damn manners?" Lord Andrew Charles asks his father.
"Aren't you going to introduce Lord David William, Lord Richard Edward The Second and me to these charming young ladies?" Lord Andrew Charles asks his father.
"Oh! I am sorry. I must have forgotten about my manners. Ladies. Please meet my son, Lord Andrew Charles, my nephew, Lord Richard Edward Howard The Second and my grandnephew, Lord David William Beck." Lord Charles Andrew JR tells them.
"May I ask you something?" Susan asks Lord Charles Andrew JR.
"Why of course?" Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR answers her.
"Why are your son, nephew and grandnephew staring at us?" Susan asks, " It is rude to stare."
"It is as if they have never seen a woman before." Susan tells him.
"We have seen plenty of aristocratic young women here, Mademoiselle Susan, but have you seen them.?" Lord Andrew Charles asks her.
"Why no Lord Howard. I just arrived here." Susan tells him directly.
"Please my father is Lord Howard. I am Lord Andrew Charles Howard." Lord Andrew Charles tells her.
"To me. You are Lord Howard." Susan retorts.
"I will not call you by your given name." Susan tells him.
"I am not a Mademoiselle, I am a Ms." Susan exclaims.
"You were saying had I seen any of the young women here on Star Base. Women are women, be they aristocrats or commoners." Karissa answers.
"Wait. I will take you to a place where you can watch them from afar and they will parade around in their fancy apparel and bat their eyelashes." Lord Richard Edward The Second tells Susan.
"I think all women are the same. We parade around and show off our finery that is if we have anything to show off." Karissa tells them.
"It just happens to be that none of us have anything to parade around in and show off." Susan tells Lord Richard Edward The Second.
Finally, Susan tells Kevin ' Kevin. The journey has been long . Do you think you can find us a ride to Madame Boarding House?"
"Lord Richard William. Do you mind taking my friends to Madame Boarding House?" Kevin asks him.
"Why no. It will be my pleasure. Lord Andrew Charles, Lord Richard Edward The Second, and Lord David William. Make yourselves useful and help me carry over their suitcases to my carriage." Lord Richard William Carey asks his cousins.
All the young men pick up some suitcases and carry it over to the Carey carriage and place the suitcases in the Carey carriage and Kevin and Lord Richard William Carey help Susan, Katherine ,and Karissa climb into the Carey carriage and Kevin tells them " I will see you later but I will come to Madames." and The Carey carriage sets off for Madame's Boarding House in Bedford Territory.
Lord Andrew Charles stands with his two first cousins and his father as they watch their second cousins Katherine, Susan, and Karissa set off for Madame's Boarding House.
