Rachel: I don't see what all the fuss is about. It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauretania. A PERSONAL VALET opens the door on the other side of the car for CALEDON HOCKLEY, the 30 year old heir to the elder Hockley's fortune. Noah is handsome, arrogant and rich beyond meaning. Noah: You can be blase about some things, Rachel, but not about Titanic. It's over a hundred feet longer than Mauretania, and far more luxurious. It has squash courts, a Parisian cafe... even Turkish baths. Noah turns and fives his hand to Rachel's mother , Emma Berry who descends from the touring car being him. Emma is a 40ish society empress, from one of the most prominent Philadelphia families. She is a widow, and rules her household with iron will. Noah: Your daughter is much too hard to impress, Emma (gazing at the ship) Emma:So this is the ship they say is unsinkable. Noah:It is unsinkable. God himself couldn't sink this ship. Puck/noah speaks with the pride of a host providing a special exp! erience. This entire entourage of rich Americans is impeccably turned out, a quintessential example of the Edwardian upper class, complete with servants. Cal's VALET, SPICER LOVEJOY, is a tall and impassive, dour as an undertaker. Behind him emerge TWO MAIDS, personal servants to Emma and Rachel A WHITE STAR LINE PORTER scurries toward them, harried by last minute loading. Porter: Sir, you'll have to check your baggage through the main terminal, round that way-- Noah nonchalantly hands the man a fiver ...
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