The Doctor looked up and smiled as River walked down the stairs to the Tardis console. She was wearing a dark red colonial style dress with lace sleeves and a puffy skirt. He thought she looked stunning.

He pulled one more lever and listened as the Tardis landed. Then, gesturing to the door, "My lady."

River opened the door and stepped out- right in the middle of someone's parlor. There was a woman standing in the very middle with her mouth open wide, just staring. That was the exciting part about traveling with the Doctor: no matter how long you've been traveling with him, every trip is always a surprise, sometimes even to him.

He stepped out of his blue box behind her and stopped short. "Now I… Oh… Oops."

The woman standing before them began to slowly back up, dropping her knitting on the floor.

"I know this looks bad, but-"

"River," the Doctor said, interrupting her. "This is Martha Washington. This is George Washington's wife."