Mrs. Swanson watches as her housekeeper instructs two candidates for the position of assistant housekeeper after the three young men and the three young ladies participated in the ceremonial first milking of Mrs. Morton's son Carl.
"What do you think?" Mrs. Swanson asked her long time friend Sara Lee Morton.
The two ladies were sitting in the parlor watching the young women practicing their "milking skills" on the sun porch. The occasion was the celebration of Mrs. Morton's son's first "milking". He was now officially a devotee of The Sisterhood and would spend his college days at Mrs. Swanson's boarding house under her watchful eye.
Dr. and Mrs. Morton met at Mrs. Swanson's over twenty years ago and their beliefs about controlling men's sexual appetites had made for a very happy marriage for the Mortons so it was natural that Sara Lee and the doctor would want Mrs. Swanson to guide their son in the same way she had guided the doctor when he roomed with her.
"Carol seems a little flighty, don't you think?" She replied. "She seemed to find the boy's predicament funny!"
"Yes, but she's all business now." The women watched as Miss Bridgeway coached them in using the kneeling position to "milk" a man's seminal system.
Benches were arranged on the sun porch so that the ladies would have a good view of the proceedings. "Isn't it nice to see a young man on his elbows and knees with his ass in the air?" Sara Lee mused.
"It teaches them humility." Mrs. Swanson replied.
"On Saturdays I make Roger scrub the kitchen floor by hand, naked and on his hands and knees. It reminds him that even though he's chief of surgery at the hospital at home he's my husband and my word is law!"
"You learned your lessons well, my dear."
"You were a good teacher!"
"Thank-you."
It was no secret that as one of Mrs. Swanson's first housekeepers Sara Lee Morton was an enthusiastic proponent of the life style advocated by Mrs. Swanson.
They sipped tea and listened in as Miss Bridgeway instructed the young women. Ruth Morton was Carl's sister. Carol Conrad been recommended by the assistant dean of the medical school and LaToya Williams was a third year nursing student that was recommended by Professor Samuels and his wife. "Ladies, the first thing to keep in mind is that this is a very tender area and should be treated gently".
"What do you think of Miss Williams?"
"What do you mean? She seems like a very serious young lady."
"Yes, but it might be a bit strange."
"Because she's black?"