And revealed the portraits of five extremely well known young Roman noblewomen, all married to some very haughty fellows.
I didn't stop to think that there would be dozens of young noblewomen available to me more suitable than a poor silly creature who tried to starve herself to death for love of me.
"I can imagine," I said, thinking of the unspoken enmity of many of the young noblewomen I'd met.
Later in God Emperor of Dune, Herbert establishes that despite Leto's many restrictions on them, the Bene Gesserit still train young noblewomen for a price.
Why don't I draw up a list of all the eligible - and unattached - young noblewomen here?
As noblewomen young and old perish mysteriously the kings nephew - his sister's only child - grows toward manhood.
A few young noblewomen tough enough to survive their ordeal, and then sold into slavery.
They thrust him into the room where Callista waited, surrounded by the young girls, friends of Ellemir, their own servants, young noblewomen from the surrounding countryside.
Often, his sister Kailea would listen to him play as she studied her lessons in history and religion that were the traditional fare of young noblewomen.
One of the young noblewomen smiled, secretive and self-possessed.