Transvestia

A few nights later he went out again. He wore a different costume this time, and he stayed out a little longer. He walked completely around the block and passed more people than he had before, but they all seemed to accept him for what he seemed to be.

One night he went out a little earlier than usual, and much to his dismay, the elevator stopped at about the third floor from the top and a group of men entered. Eddie had a few moments of panic but soon composed himself as the men showed him the utmost courtesy and treated him in all respects as the young well dressed woman he appeared to be. When the car reached the lobby he almost forgot he was supposed to be a lady and expected to leave the car first! He recovered himself in time and was quite thrilled to have the men step back and let him through the door ahead of them.

He made a complete round of the block again and to his delight, and pleasure he found most of the nervous- ness and self consciousness he had at his first appearance was disappearing. He now felt very much at ease and natural in the role he was assuming. He had found a tape recorder while cleaning the apartment. It was out of order but with Eddie's mechanical ability it was no trouble for him to repair it. He was using it to practice modu- lating his voice to sound more feminine when he spoke. The results were not very satisfactory, but he felt he was improving.

It had begun to rain when Eddie returned to the apartment that evening. According to the news on the radio there was a big storm coming and the rain would continue all night and probably most of the next day. Eddie made up his mind if it was raining in the morning he would dress as a female and assume a femmine role for all day. The rain would discourage any callers and he would feel free to dress as he wished without any embarrassing interruptions.

The radio prediction proved to be true and it was raining hard when Eddie awoke the next morning. Eddie shaved and applied his make-up and wig. He imagined he was a girl working as a typist or secretary in an office and attempted to dress as he thought she would. He dressed

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