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would have a girl's skin as soon and as best as could be done for me. I was told that I would learn to do a girl's tasks, sewing and helping Alice in the kitchen and at her work and also that I would help the woman who came in to clean and further that I would humbly apologize to the wash woman and her daughter for almost getting them into trouble relative to the stealing of the clothing from the hamper. I also would apologize to my former school teacher for my actions at school and this included the girl's gym class, for my snide remarks to the girls. I would do all this in my dresses as I was to stay in girl's clothing at all times at least until I was 21! Also my fate included my doing girls' gym in girls' bloomers in the huge back yard for the gym class! I was told that I would be taken to other towns, to the Capitol of our State where I was unknown and in all these places I would be a girl to all. As long as I was a real good girl and a proper Miss, with my long hair to be - as long as I obeyed, I would not be shamed by exposure!

Alice laughed and said: "Honest, Miss Cora, he makes me almost jealous, he is already so darn pretty and his build and his legs are darling!" I sobbed now!! Miss Cora said: Alice, dear, all the boys and men will flirt with him and try their darndest to date him and more!!

When my fate soaked in, I squirmed off Miss Cora's lap and went on my knees, with arms about her legs, I begged, I screamed for her not to do this to me. I almost had hysterics. She quieted me and said: "My dear, you al- ready love feminine things and soon you will learn to love your feminine tasks and wear faminine things be- fore others. Come now, you can't fool me. I know how excited you were when we caught you primping, mincing, turning before your mirror. You loved yes - loved, what you saw and my darling, you loved deeply what you saw and my darling, you loved deeply what you felt!

This was the truth. The honest truth. Here I was and