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an opportunity to admire Alan's gown and makeup, Mrs. Moore and her nieghbor settled down to discuss the changes that had so dramatically taken place in the lives of their two sons that day.

Richard then led Alan upstairs to show him his extensive wardrobe of feminine clothes. There was a lavish array of both morning and aftemoon dresses, pants suits, cocktail dresses, and several evening gowns as well as house robes and negligees. In addition, there were drawers of slips, bras, panties, girdles, garter belts and stockings. Richard explained that as his mother was a buyer for girl's and women's wear, she had an opportunity to buy all his clothes at a sub- stantial discount. Alan gave generous praise to his new found friend's clothes and expressed a hope that he, too, would soon begin to build up a collection of such exciting clothes, and described the gown and peignoir he had been given that day.

As a departure from their excited discussions, Richard suddenly became very quiet, and on Alan asking what was the matter, he com- plained petulantly, "What is the good of all these beautiful clothes if I can only wear them in the house? Mother forbids me to go out in public dressed in anything but my boy's clothes, although she does admit that I could probably pass without difficulty for as you will admit I make a very convincing girl."

Alan then recounted the conversation he had had with his mother that afternoon on the same subject, and that as a result, he fully expected being able to appear in public dressed, as soon as he had become accustomed to his attire and had cultivated a suitable voice range and manner of walking. Richard was quite excited to learn of this discussion, and commented, "My mother and yours are already good friends, and I know my mother thinks highly of your mother's judgment. Maybe she will convince my mother to also accept her way of thinking on the subject. Anyhow I am going to work on the idea so that in the future we can go out in public together." They then returned to the living room to find that dinner was ready, but not before Alan had inquired regarding Richard's pierced ears. "I have never noticed before that your ears were pierced, and I am sure I would have during the many times we have walked to and from school together. Also, how have you beeen able to get away with this at school without causing comment and certain ridicule?"

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