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sary corrections in his dress. As Jan turned to leave the room, his mother added sarcastically,

"Either fasten your bra properly, or leave it off completely. That might not be a bad idea after all, as you are certainly not built in a way that you can properly fill its cups in a natural manner."

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Jan, who was as determined not to give in, as his mother was to defeat him in his objectives, did, by might and main, struggle without success to fasten the remaining hooks of his bra. Then suddenly the solution occurred to him. He recognized that, if at first he disengaged his arms from within the bra straps, he could then swing the garment from back to front, which would enable him to easily fasten all of the hooks. Then on returning the bra to its proper position he again inserted his arms, and the problem had been solved. With respect to the runs in his stockings, he fortunately found, in the lot of clothes still piled untidely

on his bed, a pair of pantyhose, which by now using extreme care, he managed to pull on and up over his hips without causing further

runs.

On his reappearance in the living room, his mother merely said,

"That is better."

Although she was curious as to how he had coped with his assorted problems, she did not give him the satisfaction of inquiring.

That night Jan went to bed immediately after dinner. Not only was he tired out from experiencing such a strenuous and emotional day, but also from fatigue as a result of managing for so many hours his new shoes with their unaccustomed high heels. As some compensation however, and for the very first time, he experienced that night the sensuous pleasure of sleeping in a pretty, full length, pale blue nylon nightgown, but not before he had finally put away his entire wardrobe of recently acquired clothes in the closets and cupboards provided. All of which took him another full hour before he could retire to bed and badly needed rest.

The next days were very much like the first, with Jan's mother finding endless opportunities to criticize him, either as to how he was dressed, or in the performance of his household duties. Being determined not to give in, he tried harder each day, not only to better familiarize himself with his new wardrobe, so that he could better utilize each item to advantage, but also to perform his self-imposed tasks in such a way, that really justified criticism on the part of his mother would become increasingly difficult for her to make. It soon became hard for Susan to find any real fault with him.

As a result, and in spite of herself, she