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"Ladies" The shopkeep, a pleasant-faced older estion of native round the eyes, bowed politely "May I be of service?"

"We’d like to see so in thin kid for my friend here," I told him as I ushered Rina over to the counter

"I have all colors dyed, bleached, or natural," he said, holding out his hand to Rina "If the lady would letoff her hat and veil and gazing at hi the change that ca a man turned to stone "Carina"

"Hello, Da" She offered hi had followed, all frohter nine kinds of a slut before I’d tried to intervene Then he had told me exactly why he and his fahter before kicking us out of the shop

Once ere in the cab I hailed, I’d turned to Rina "Why didn’t you tell one in, and I wanted to see him," she’d said simply "I haven’t, you know Not once since Medford broke our engagement Last time I sahen he’d tossed me out the house and bolted the doors When I wouldn’t leave the front stoop he had the servants summon a beater to driveexcursions, and although I hadn’t known until it was too late, I’d always felt guilty over causing the ugly reunion Now I’d reain

Rina returned hat appeared to be a pair of flesh-colored stockings sewn to the botto fabric "Here, this one should fit you"

My gaze went to the open crotch "I can’t wear that contraption"

"It’s called a nudie, and it’s to preserve your arli, and it keeps your naughty bits froh"

I held up the crotchless bit "Not here, it doesn’t"

"Oh, right Sorry" She went to her dresser and began sorting through her lingerie "The open crotch is for convenience; soents can be too i that looked toto diaper me?" I asked

"They’re called knickers," she explained as she brought the abbreviated gare across the pond" When she saw ainst her pelvis "You see? You put thes under stockings and a corset without a crotch and then a gown on top" I caught the knickers she tossed to me "Couldn’t I pretend to be a client? A fully dressed, ood idea," Rina adh for you here I’ll send out for some tomorrow, but in the ave her a narrow look "You’re enjoying this"

"Enor o off on you before, love That business with Da back then, that was all onabout it" I pulled e the switch "Expose Medford’s son for what he did, or at least make him tell your da the truth"

"No one would believe the word of a woman over a man’s," Rina said, her tone firm "If someone had, the rot bastard would’ve just had all his mates swear that I’d bedded them, too" She helpedhappier, please Like that clerk fro who stood up for you in court He sounds pro"

"Fourth?" I chuckled as I stripped out of my drawers and held up the knickers "He’s just a lad Besides, I practically have hih the holes here?"

"One in each" She heldover "You’ve not lost your head over that towheaded copper, I hope He’s pretty enough until you see all that disgusting truth and justice gleaood sort" I hauled the knickers up until they covered my front and back bits "He spoke up for me in court, you know He didn’t have to do that"

Rina held out the nudie "Step into it That’s it" As I braced ars and over the knickers "Maybe he fancies you He’ll want e and a baby every year, you know His sort always do"