FELIX'S EYES WIDENED AT THE TONE OF GERALD'S THREAT, AND HE ALLOWED HIMSELF TO

BE LED INTO THE NEXT ROOM WHICH WAS A SMALL BEDROOM USED BY MISS LOUISE WHEN SHE WORKED LATE AT NIGHT. ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROOM WAS A COMFORTABLE THREE-QUARTER SIZE BED WITH MAROON SPREAD, UPON WHICH WAS LAID OUT THE SCHOOL UNIFORM FELIX'S MOTHER HAD BOUGHT HIM THAT MORNING, ALONG WITH AN ARRAY OF ELABORATELY FRILLED LINGERIE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH GERALD HIMSELF WORE UNDER HIS UNIFORM.

"OH, NOI" FELIX SHOUTED, ALMOST TRYING TO BREAK AWAY WHEN HE SAW THE FRILLIES. "I WON'T WEAR THOSE TERRIBLE THINGS! I JUST WON'T!"

"YES, YOU WILL, FELICE DEAR, "GERALD COOED. "AND YOU'LL LEARN TO LOVE THEM, TOO."

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM WAS A CUTE VANITY TABLE WITH A USEFUL ASSORTMENT OF COSMETICS AND BEAUTY AIDS ON IT.

"YOU MAY DISROBE NOW," GERALD SAID

IN A FIRM VOICE.

PLIED.

"I WILL DO NO SUCH THING," FELIX RE"IT'S INDECENT!"

"WHO

"COME ON, FELICE," GERALD SAID. ARE YOU TRYING TO KID? YOU MUST NOT HAVE

THOUGHT IT WAS INDECENT TO PUT ON YOUR POOR SISTER'S CLOTHES AND JACK OFF ALL OVER THEM. SO WHY SHOULD THIS BE INDECENT?"

"YOU

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YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?" THE BOY SAID, OBVIOUSLY SHAKEN BY GERALD'S WORDS.

"YES, I DO. YOUR MOTHER TOLD MISS LOUISE. AND MISS LOUISE TOLD ME, " GERALD REVEALED. "AND IF YOU DON'T COOPERATE WITH ME, I'LL TELL ALL THE OTHER GIRLS IN SCHOOL ABOUT IT, TOO."

"YOU WOULD DO THAT?" FELIX REPLIED.

"I MIGHT, IF YOU DON'T BEHAVE."

SLOWLY, THE BOY BEGAN UNBUTTONING HIS FRILLY DRESS, BUT HIS FINGERS WERE LIKE RUBBER AND GERALD TOOK OVER FOR HIM.

"THAT'S RIGHT," GERALD SAID. "LET GERALDINE HELP YOU. IF YOU ARE A GOOD BOY,

I WON'T TELL ANYBODY YOU'RE REALLY A BOY AND ALL THE GIRLS WILL ACCEPT YOU AS ONE OF THEM 000 JUST AS THEY DO THE OTHER BOY-GIRLS WHO ATTEND THE SEMINARY,"

"THERE ARE OTHER BOYS HERE?" FELIX INQUIRED, HIS EYES WIDE WITH SURPRISE.

"YES,

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GERALD SAID, SMILING, "BUT JUST WHO THEY ARE IS A BIG SECRET."

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