I could hardly believe my ears. "Do you think I'm nice, Aunt Jemima?" So many people seemed to think I was crazy, or ridiculous, or even downright horrible.

Aunt Jemima smiled that wonderful, luminous dark smile of hers. "I know you're nice, little rabbit! Now you must stop interrupting, and listen to what we propose. Are you listening, dear?"

"Oh yes, Aunt Jemima: Listening? I was far more than just listening: I was poised above her words like an eagle, ready to pounce on every smallest syl- lable of every word.

"Good. Then how would you like to be a girl for much of the time, and a boy for the rest of the time?"

"It'd be wonderful!

I don't suppose there's any chance of me being a girl all the time

None whatever!" Aunt replied cheerfully. "In the first place you'd be bored too often; in the second place, you'd only be half yourself. You know that I can do lots of masculine things as well as feminine things. So could your Uncle Jo. And that's the way I want you to be, too. You must learn to use all your talents. Now let me continue.

We're going to allow you both to let your hair grow until you're old enough to go to University, when of course it will have to be cut off; but then we'll have it made into real wigs for you. Until then you're both going to learn to be both ladies and gentlemen. You'll also learn dancing, acting, singing, and at least two musical instruments each. Probably you'll learn judo from Hirosake: he's a very versatile person too. From time to time I'll take you to some theatre in one of the capital cities, and once or twice a year we'll get you some stage experience. And last of all, when you've graduated from University, we'll launch you both on the world the greatest team of imperson-

ators in the history of the Stage."