Robert A. Heinlein by To Sail Beyond The Sunset Lazarus Long 5

Author:To Sail Beyond The Sunset Lazarus Long 5 [Lazarus Long 5, To Sail Beyond The Sunset]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-10-07T23:10:00+00:00

Thursday was a busy day indeed; Eleanor and I, with the aid of all my older children and all her older children, with much help from Sergeant Theodore as my aide de camp ("dog robber"he called it, and so did Father--I declined to let them get my goat), with some help from our spouses and from Father--Eleanor and I mounted a formal church wedding in only twenty-four hours.

Oh, I must admit that Eleanor and I had done spadework ahead of time--guest lists, plans, alerting of minister and janitor and caterer as soon as Brian's first phone call had made it possible, engraving of invitations on Tuesday, envelopes addressed on Wednesday by her two best penmen, invitations delivered by my two boys and two of hers, with RSVP to Justin's office by telephone, etc., etc.

We managed to have the bride dressed correctly and on time because Sergeant Theodore displayed another unexpected talent: ladies' sempstress--no, sempstor--no, I think it must be "ladies' tailor". I had already accomplished my prime purpose of using Eleanor's special telepathic talent by having Theodore drive me to Eleanor's house out south on Thursday morning and there putting my problem to her bluntly--speeding things up by peeling my clothes off the instant the door was locked on El and me in her private apartment, then bringing her up to date--then Eleanor had her maid show Theodore to El's private suite.

Never mind the sweaty details; in another thirty minutes Eleanor reported to me, "Maureen love, Theodore believes every word of what he has been telling us,"which Theodore countered by pointing out that every Napoleon in every insane asylum believed his own story just as firmly.

"Captain Long,"Eleanor had answered, "few males have a firm grip on reality; I can't see that it matters. You were telling me the truth as you know it when you told me about your home in the future and you were again telling the truth when you told me that you love Maureen. Since I love her, too, I hope to earn some portion of your love. Now, please, if you will let me up--and thank you, sir! you pleasured me immensely."

It was immediately after that we ran into a time conflict: how to get Eleanor's wedding dress and Nancy to Eleanor's sempstress at a time when Justin said that Jonathan must fetch Nancy and Brian to Justin's office so that all four could go to City Hall together to obtain the necessary special license, both principals being under age.

Theodore said, "Why do we need a sempstress? Eleanor, doesn't that cabinet over there conceal a Singer sewing machine? And why do we need Nancy? Mama Maureen, didn't you tell me that you and Nancy can wear the same clothes?"

I agreed that Nancy and I could (and did) borrow clothes from each other. "I'm an inch more in the thighs and about the same bigger in the bust. But, Lazarus, we don't dare touch Eleanor's dress--wait till you see it."

Although Eleanor was taller and bigger than

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