From Husband To Housewife

by Ruth (9-C-2 FPE)

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"I can hardly wait to hear how you and Ruth got along, Penny said, "and whether you enjoyed your vacation as sisters."

We had a lovely time, Mary replied, "and Ruth was a perfect lady, and the sweetest sister. We both had a much better time then we would have had otherwise.

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"And how did you like being Mary's sister?" Penny asked me, "Did you ever regret it?"

" "I must confess that I loved every minute of it, I replied, "and I think we are both really going to regret the necessity for my changing back."

Penny did not reply, but looked at us both.

After dinner we sat in the living room sipping our liquers. I had changed into my prettiest informal cocktail dress, and Mary had on her red satin sheath which she always said was her 'Tempt- ress' dress, and it certainly could not be denied that she was a most alluring figure in it. Penny again opened the subject of the future.

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

"I have thought about it, "Mary replied, "but I don't know what to do. I would prefer, if it could be arranged, that she go on as "Ruth", but I don't see how we could arrange it very well." "What do you say, Ruth?" Penny asked.

"I feel the same as Mary does," I replied, "but I am not at all sure that I could go back to work as Ruth. I am quite accust- omed to my new role, but I am afraid I could not carry it off day after day in the close association which would be required in the office although I might some time in the future."

"Well, I don't know what you both will do, but I know exactly what I would do, Penny announced.

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"What?" Mary and I asked in unison.

said Penny, "does Ruth absolutely have to go back

"Just this, 11 to the store to work?"

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