RANSVESTIA

"And so, here we are. Very clever, don't you think?”

She stood up then and walked toward me. “I understand the custom works in reverse order," she said, “but you must realize the position I hold demands that I do this this way. Would you do me the honor of marrying me?"

Sheesh!! How many boys get proposed to like that? I was sort of ex- pecting something like that — but not so directly, nor so soon. My jaw lay on the carpet gathering lint for a while while I tried to refocus my brain. All of a sudden this whole idiotic idea turned out to be for real!

She had actually knelt in front of me, waiting for me to say something. "I know this is very sudden, but we haven't much time. And after last night and our little talk this afternoon, I feel as if I've known you for- ever." She looked up at me hopefully.

"Oh, for God's sake get up!" I said. “I can't talk to you like that.” I helped her to stand and because it suddenly seemed like a good idea and we were in an opportune position, I kissed her.

She took it the wrong way. "Darling, you've made me very happy," she sighed. At that moment her wig slipped off.

According to the latest social etiquette as dictated by the editor of a magazine dedicated to over-sexed rabbits, a gentleman does not say anything when the lady's wig falls off. Much as he'd like to. Now, a caus- ist might well argue that these rules would not apply to this situation, especially when it had not been finally determined who was the lady and who was the gentleman. In this case, the fall disclosed the short haircut of the Prince.

"Ah, well," signed my partner, "now that that's all over I can get back into my own clothes. I must admit that I was not particularly in favor of this idea of Wendell's. I really can't see what you people find so won- derful about wearing dresses. But he insisted."

"Seems to be a habit with him,” I answered. “So why did you?"

"Well, Wendell pointed out that you were, after all, a boy, and that you had had such a negative reaction last night, that it seemed advisable to impress you with the fact that I am as far as you're concerned