He insisted I travel with them, as chaperone, would you believe?"Dora," Father said, looking her square in the eyes. "I know you are an independent yo...ng woman. I know you think you should be permitted this thing, but I will not allow it. You still live under my roof, and you are affianced, not married. You will take Elizabeth with you, or you will not go. This conversation is over."Dora and I waited until we were safely ensconced in the stagecoach before bursting into laughter at the thought. I appeared to be fully functional again.When I was done, I pulled Diana's arms away from her head and told her she could listen again. We all pretended that she didn't hear what I had said while her ears were covered.I wanted to talk about how wonky walking the access tube felt, but I got immediately shouted down. Aside from Diana and me, they were unanimous. Don't say anything. These ships are wonderful. If you can't say anything nice, just don't say anything.George-the-soldier waved for. ”“Well I haven’t cum for a week so I’ve got a lot for you,” one guy said. The other 2 were in the same boat. When I asked how many loads each guy thought he could shoot they all said at least 2. I challenged them to 3. lol.“Why don’t we make a game of it,” I said, “if you guys are up for it.” They looked at me wanting more details.“If you guys promise to stay until each one of you gives me 3 loads I’ll promise you that I will stay and do whatever you need to make you shoot 3 loads.”As I. I’m sure that I can help. Well, probably not with programmers, but with secretaries, that kind of thing. I’m sure that Mr. Christopher and his associates have explained how things work here.”I nodded, “They have.”“Good. Let’s take a walk to the deli next door and get sandwiches.”“OK,” I said.We talked about my business, about his ward, and about his vision for Chicago as a third location for technology after Silicon Valley and Boston. He also talked a lot about unions, city contracts, and ways.