At the conclusion of this activity and while Jean, holding tightly to the edge of the mantel, was being laced tighter and tighter into his basque, I asked if this didn't cause pain and didn't unacceptably circumscribe his activities. Rather breathlessly, he replied, and I quote, "Yes, it does hurt, but it is a pleasurable type of pain which at times courses through my entire body like a current. As to circumscribing my activities, as my activities are now purely feminine pursuits, the answer is no. My corset, petti- coats and high heeled slippers would certainly curtail masculine activities." With this remark he gatherd up his lingerie, dress and shoes and left the room.

"Now, Mlle., perhaps you will tell me how you found the boy or vice versa and the events leading up to this remarkable sexual transformation. Was the boy originally an Eonist, or was he normal? Finally, do you pleace any credence in the ability of this verse, when the contortion has been performed, to change one's sex?"

"I shall be most happy to oblige, Monsieur le Professor. I shall ask only that when, I do not say if, you present your findings to your colleagues, you alter names and localities.

"The boy, as you call him, is in reality a man of 22 years, who has been with me now almost seven years. He came as a cold and hungry child, just orphaned. He asked for food; I took him in, fed him, and gave him a place to sleep. He was grateful and desired to remain. I agreed, as I could see companionship and help with the chores in the future. I am unmarried, because I have never been attracted by beards, lumpy muscles and loud voices. This I could see was the future for this child, who, now that fear and in- security were waning, was beginning to embrace these gender characteristics.

"I had heard, 'Kiss the elbow, change your sex' many times from older aunts and other members of my family. Some laughed at it, some were undecided but two maiden aunts were convinced of the veracity of the couplet and assured me that a change would

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