RANSVESTIA

Then Jeanne told her that she was not mistaken and that she really was a male. That added even more confusion in the poor girl's mind who then said to apologize for the mistake "to your girlfriend," referr- ing to me. Jeanne told her, "Do not worry, she is a man, also.” She was then totally lost and said, "It's hard to believe. He makes such a lovely girl."

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Needless to say, when Jeanne told me this my ego went soaring sky

Jeanne left us before lunch as she had to be back in Paris early in the afternoon, so three of us went into a restaurant and had a good meal, without any reaction to us from others.

During the afternoon, more shops were visited and in one I made a selection of evening jewels (necklace and very long earrings), again posing in front of the mirror, discussing with the sales lady, trying several combinations, this without even-thinking, this to be a funny thing for a male to do. I was really myself, Lucy, inside and outside, thinking and acting like a woman, with appropriate gesture and voice. I don't really change my voice much but my speech is completely different and comes so naturally that even as my brother I sometimes have difficulties, especially on the phone where my speech is rather feminine in expression. I have already quite a few near misses.

That Saturday evening we were invited for dinner by Alga, presi- dent of the British Beaumont, and spent quite an evening in a very chic restaurant and had quite a time. I had my new Lurex dress and all my new purchased things, and according to my friend, looked really good, a real ZaZa type.

Unfortunately, everything has an end and we had to go back to the hotel, sleep and in the morning carefully putting Lucy and her pretties back in the suitcase, don again my awful brother stuff, cross the channel and go back home.

It took me more than a week to feel at ease again in everyday professional life, still dreaming of that very wonderful weekend in Lon- don. Next time it will be in Paris, and I am already counting the days still to go from now until the end of February.