We all shut up and looked at her. Cindy was always quiet but even more so when conversations turned intimate. “I never had her as a teacher, so I do...n’t have the same kind of fantasies you all had. Well, maybe a little. But Donna held me in the tent in Kentucky when I felt bad about not being with everyone else in your tent. She always welcomes me to her bed when we stay out at the farm and sometimes, we just lie there talking late at night and holding hands. She’s sweet.”“You know none of us. Gosh,did it all make a complete difference. The skirt was now much higher upon my waist than when I'd put it on initially, and with the emerald greensatiny blouse hanging out instead of tucked in, had made the world ofdifference to my appearance. I also noticed that the stockings made mylegs look different too."Now, let's put a little bit of make up on you and see how it all turnsout," Wendy advised me. "I've got some new liquid base make up I'mthinking of using so I might just experiment on. ’ ‘Fair enough. Somethin’ else, though. That old signature that was on the release. You might talk to Melvin Crenshaw at The Central Bank of Trinidad. It’s one of the only places one of my father’s old signatures might be on file. Crenshaw called our line of credit late last week for no good reason. We’ve never been given an excuse, and I suspect he might be givin’ Prentice a hand in puttin’ pressure on us to sign with him. We refused, so there could be a connection.’ Officer Hawthorne studied. But I do need tolearn all about the other things that distinguish men and women apartfrom hair and makeup. They way they walk, sit and move, even think, isquite different."Rosemary went on talking, obviously enjoying having a receptive audienceat last, until finally, I suggested that it was time to turn in. Rosemary said "Will you please look after these tonight?" handing me apair of keys, "They've never been out of my care before and I would liketo experience the knowledge that my belt is.