RANSVESTIA

She had without thought lifted her dress, to pull her slip down and to make certain that there were no wrinkles or bagging. As she applied the final touches by adding a necklace of pearls and earrings, she could see reflected in the mirror, a most becoming blush on her cheeks.

Harriet adjusted her position in front of the mirror many times so that she could better see the back of her outfit and her hairdo, she was aware that these manipulations would have been totally foreign to Harry. She changed purses to compliment her present outfit, knocked on Sylvia's door, and was informed that she would soon be ready, and soon she was!

"What a beautiful job you have done!", complimented Sylvia,” and without any help from me. This is going to be much easier than I thought!

Tucking their purses under their arms, both girls left for work, their high heels making no sound on the soft carpets in the hall, but turning to a clatter as they came to the sidewalk and approached the car. Harriet was again aware of the restriction of the tight skirt she was wearing, and of the stretch of the garters pulling on her hose as she walked. She was not aware that she was walking placing one foot directly in front of the other as she had often seen the students practice in class, but she was most keenly aware of the slight roll of her hips and the slight movements of her breasts which wearing high heels seemed to accentuate.

The school day went smoothly. Harriet interviewed two perspective students, did the clerical detail, but this time in Liz's office. She also gave the classroom talk on Cosmetics for Mary who had to leave for a short while.

She was somewhat taken aback when one of the older students asked, "Miss Babbitt, we have not seen your brother for a few days? Is he all right?" It dawned on her that this was a logical assumption for the stu- dent to make since she looked like Harry and because of the name!

"He is fine, my dear, but as you know his wife is still in the hospital and he is spending all his time with her", she replied and this seemed to satisfy the student.

That evening, Alice Ellison occupied the guest room and instructed Harriet how to pitch her voice and speak softly to make her sound more feminine. This was not as much fun as the previous evenings had been. They did get some good new from Dr. Rodin who phoned and informed them that Liz was expected to come out of her coma in a day or two.

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