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occasions and look forward to them with anticipation. At the same time it is not the whole thing in my life. I earn a living and carry on a regular and well ordered life. But I can say that all this has brought about a most affectionate and sympathetic understanding between my wife and myself. I value and appreciate this state of affairs most highly. My Femme Personation expresses my love for the aesthetic and artistic things in life.

I have never had the good fortune to go out in public while dressed in feminine attire. I would love to feel the terrific thrill that such a venture would undoubtedly give me. It must be wonderful to be dressed and enter a store and purchase some article of attire. I feel slight- sly envious of the girls who have been clever enough to do this sort of thing. Up to this time I have had to con- fine myself to occasional trips to a drive-in movie, with my wife driving the car. Even these trips give me a great thrill. Then we have attended a fancy dress party at the house of one of our relatives. This was most en- joyable, of course. My wife has given them the impress- ion that this was a special occasion, just for the party; They are unaware that this dressing is a regular and im- portant part of my life. I would like my wife to let the folks in on the secret, but she prefers not to and I have not pressed the point, or insisted on it. She has told me most emphatically that she would rather not divulge the secret. And so I am letting matters stay as they are. After all I think that my present situation is most for- tunate for me and I do not wish to take any chance of introducing any disharmony into a most delightful set-

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I have fair hair and it does not grow very thickly on the unexposed parts of my body. I used to be pretty ner- vous about shaving any part of my body, except my face. But I took the plunge a long time ago and shaved under my arms, and then all over my arms and legs, and I keep them shaved. When I have had to strip for my doctor, occasion, I have anticipated that he might make some comment, but he has never done so, I have an answer for him if he should ever make a comment. I would simply tell him that I dislike hair on my body and feel a lot cleaner without it. This happens to be the truth, though that was not the original reason for the shaving.

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