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Dave did not know we were coming. It was to be a com- plete surprise. We arrived late in the evening and, pre- ceded by the two girls, I entered the cabin.

I was introduced, shook hands and said, "Hi". I sat down and the girls commenced giggling which of course put Dave on his guard.

I smiled at Dave and he suddenly exclaimed, "why its Bob. He threw back his head and laughed hugely, obviously feeling that the joke was on him. For several minutes all he did was to look at me and say "Wow". He asked me to stand up and he then walked around me. I was wearing a light brown skirt pleated from the hips down, diamond patterned nylons, high heeled brown leather boots, short red jacket, leather gloves and a white angora wool hat. "Well Bob", he said when he had com- pleted his inspection, "you are better looking than lots of women I've seen". He continued to shake his head in amazement. "What a difference clothes make to a person,". he said sitting down again.

The evening progressed like a dream. We sat talking around the hot stove, two oil lanterns imparting a snug intimate feeling whilst a few snow flakes swirled and danced past the windows. The talk was quite general and stimulated by a couple of bottles of good wine. Again I marvelled at this acceptance of myself as a woman, not just as a man dressed up for a joke. Dave's acceptance was so natural that I wondered uneasily, how would Dave react when he met me dressed as a man. Would the mas- querade then hit him in a kind of delayed reaction?

We finished the evening with coffee and a small lunch, thoughtfully prepared by Doreen. Here again I noticed I was served first and generally treated like a guest of honor. Not one offcolor or hurtful remark was made all evening. As we prepared to leave Dave said, "well that's one of the nicest evenings we have had for a long time."

"You look really splendid, Bob, I mean Madeline", he corrected himself with a smile. "Say we must all go out to town one night, I will escort the three of you girls." Doreen and Catherine were quite thrilled at the idea. I

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