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sheath which was her "Temptress' dress and the one she wore on our vacation to special dinners. It certainly could not be denied that she was a most alluring in it. Penny again opened the subject of the future.

"What is to become of Nancy now?" she inquired of no one in particular.

"I have thought about it," Mary replied, "but I don't know what to do. If it could be arranged, I wouldn't mind if he continued on as 'Nancy' for a while. However, I don't see how we could arrange it very well."

"What do you say, Nancy?" Penny asked.

"Its been fun," I replied, "but I am not at all sure that I could go back to work as Nancy. I am quite accustomed to my new role, but could I carry it off day after day in the close association which would be required in an office? I don't know."

"Well, I don't know what you both will do, but I know exactly what I would do," Penny announced. "What?" Mary and I asked in unison.

"Just this," said Penny, "does Nancy absolutely have to go back to the store to work?"

"I don't know what else I could do," I replied, "of course, I could get a position elsewhere. Maybe even open my own office as an accountant but my certificate as an accountant is in my masculine name, and I doubt that I could get it changed into my feminine name. I couldn't work as an accountant without having a certificate."

"Oh, I wouldn't want Gene to work anywhere else," Mary said, adding "and we really don't need the money."

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"Well, if I were you, I would let Gene become the housewife," Penny declared, "it would be much better than him going back to work at the store."

"Do you mean that I should stay home all day and keep house?" I asked.

"Why not?" Penny demanded. "Since Mary actually runs the store, wouldn't it be better and more practical for you to take care of the housekeeping?"

"Penny is right about that," Mary replied, "and it would nicer to have someone to keep house for us rather than both of us going to an office every day. After all," she continued, "the work you did in the office is being taken care of nicely now. It really isn't essential that you go back to the office."

"Why don't you try it for a while?" Penny asked, "You can always change back later if you don't like

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"Do I have to decide now?" I asked.

"Certainly not," Mary replied, "let's think about it, but for my part I think it is a wonderful idea."

Nothing more was said about it until we got home. I felt sure in my own mind that if Mary wanted me too, I'd try being the housewife. I brought the matter up myself.

"Darling, if you want me to take over the housekeeping, I will do it," I announced.

"My dear," she replied, "I'm so glad you feel that way, and I really do want you to do it. Let's try it for a while. We can always change back if we don't like it.'

"Frankly, I don't see how housekeeping can take up a person's full time," I protested, "and what are we going to do with Janet, who will be back to work on Monday morning?"