found that the discomfort was temporary and faded inte strangely gratifying feeling of exhilaration.

That had been a stern period of time, but it was eer- tainly rewarding, Marcia eoncluded, as she sat on the ●●uch and erossed her legs.

"Susanna, I ordered some green step-ins and I'm mad about the lemon-colored slip I got last week, but still my favorite color for undies is black er pink. Why is that?

"Pink resembles the esler of flesh.. It comes elesest to simulating nudity. And black, by its strong contrast, accentuates the beauty of light skin, but more than that I can't tell you", Susanna replied, as she slipped out of her dress and revealed a full-length white slip. Marcia gasped in appreciation. The slip had a camisole top inset with lat- tice-work and lace. And the beauty of it was enhanced by Susanna's firm breasts which thrust upward and outward against it. For a moment, Mareia had an impulse to hug Susanna and bury her head against her nylon-clad bosem--as she had don● on a few occasions before when Susanna would take her in her arms and try to comfort her from the pain of some deep dis- appointment.

"You know", Susanna continued, "Les Devere, the fashion expert says that black is the sexiest color in the world and it isn't even a color. And Juel Park whose lingerie shop has as many male customers as it has female customers, says that men prefer black or red for their women's lingerie. Donalda Jordan, a redheaded model, and Vallkyra-a showgirl, favor black, as does, according to reports, beautiful Tana Louise. --So you see you aren't alone in your choice of black". After she fastened a housecoat about her, Susanna heated some water, and turned to Marcia.

"While I unpack that box over there, you can get the eups and saucers out".

While Mareia did as suggested, she had an odd feeling about Susanna. A fleeting one that she get new and then, that Susanna was not always quite her self--that she became too abrupt er ungraceful--almost even masculine at times.

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