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hand to slip down and cup and press one of my breasts through my silk frock. Indeed, after a moment, it seemed only to excite me more. I pressed against him as his free hand passed caressingly down over my figure, down to my knee which was visible below my tucked-up skirt. Softly he stroked my nylon-clad legs, but, when his hand began to wander higher, I pressed my legs hard together fearful that my secret would be discovered. When his questing fingers tried probing still further, I pulled away from him and said I wasn't that sort of girl. Judge of my surprise when he said he knew what I really was and thought I made a most realistic and lovely girl! Just then, the other two came back, Edwina with her eyes shining, and they laughed as they saw me smooth- ing down my frock into a more decorous position, a thing I had forgotten to do when the shock of being known as a transformed boy first struck me.

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I complained of a headache, and so they drove back home. Back in my room I pondered the whole situation and I suddenly knew I could not enjoy flirting with a boy who knew what I really was. ing accepted as a bona-fide girl was one thing, but the thought of being made love to as pseudo-girl was utterly repugnant to me. When I saw Edwina a few hours later, I broached the subject and she seemed amazed at my attitude. I could only guess at the full significance of her somewhat cryptic remark, "You don't know what you're missing, dear". She admitted having enlightened Harold and Bob about herself and me, despite the Countess's admonition, but promised she would not tell any other person. She begged me to say nothing to the Countess and to let things go on between us as before, saying she would keep her dating of boys to herself and not bother me about going with her. I felt a little sorry for her, but realised that here, at least, there was a big difference in our outlook on life. I agreed to continue as hitherto, and so it was that we helped each other in dressing and un-dressing, lacing corsets and smoothing on long gloves, and

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