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and I told her that even though I liked to dress as a girl, I did not want to act as one with a man. She laughed and said I had nothing to be afraid of. She explained that the two gentlemen were coming there to discuss business with her and that my presence was required only to give an added touch of femininity to the meeting. I told her I did not believe her and I was sure there was something else behind it all. Then she said that the two gentlemen were buyers for retail stores and that one of them had agreed to discuss business with her on the condition that the girl who had modeled the wedding gown in the fashion show would be there.

There... the truth was coming out . I was the bait to help her catch a big fish and have both men sign a big buying contract. I told her that she was going too far and that her store must have other means of making sales.

Again she laughed and said: "You have nothing to be afraid of; all you have to do is to be a charming girl and let me do the talking. Maybe they will try to have a date with us, but we just have to refuse and they will not insist." So, I said, "but if you accept an invitation from the other fellow, I will have to accept one from the fellow who comes here only just to see me.”

"Do not worry about that, she said, I promise you I will not agree to go out with them.”

I didn't feel very much at ease as I didn't know if I could believe her. I thought for a while of undressing and going back to my male clothes and leaving the house. But I was so delighted by the chance I had to be dressed as a lovely girl that I said to myself I would take a chance and trust her. While talking, she was looking in her jewel box for a necklace and earrings for me to wear. She had me try on many necklaces and we both found that no one suited the gold lame. She said I should wear only earrings and she had me try on many pairs of them before we were both satisfied with a pair of gold balls hanging low from my ear lobes at the bottom of a little golden chain. I found them very pretty and big enough to catch anyone's eye.

We sat on the couch in the living room and chatted for a while before the bell rang. She went to the door and introduced the two gentlemen in. They both said good evening to me and kissed my hand. They sat on the couch and we girls took our places in the armchairs. The two men discussed business with her, but I could see that one of them was more

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