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Save Sidheag, they were all still wearingup or fallen loose

"We must look a treat," said Dimity into the exhausted silence

Sophronia shook herself "You’re right, we should change Best if we look ht"

The boys rose and made as if to leave the coach

Sophronia had no idea where they intended to go, perhaps outside to balance on the footboard or climb back onto the roof? She shook her head "We should stick together We’ll have to trust you two to turn around and not look"

Dimity hite as a sheet,ride they had recently endured "Must we? If anyone finds out, our reputations will be in absolute tatters, so…"

"We , already unbuttoning her hideous tweed dress

Then Soap, still facing the’s action and hastily turned to face the back of his seat, eyes screwed tightly shut

Felix, after one startled glance, did the same He did not look quite so embarrassed

Sidheag continued with her changing while Sophronia upended the bag of clothes She ru that looked to fit her friend, realizing that they’d have to cannibalize the train curtain cords for belts Diht lipped with disapproval Sophronia envied her the fact that she didn’t have to wrap Sidheag donned a shirt, vest, and trousers Her boots were already so practical as to be almost masculine Once out of her dress, she looked very like a boy, lanky withhair, she could pass without further

"We could cut it," said Sophronia, who already had out her sewing shears to strip a petticoat for chest wraps

She would never have thought Sidheag vain, but the girl looked genuinely perturbed at the suggestion

"It’s her best feature," protested Di said, very quietly, "Captain Niall prefers long hair"

"Oh, does he indeed?" said Sophronia, struggling to keep a straight face "We’ll leave it, then"

Dimity whispered, "How did you find that out?"

Without answering, Sidheag plaited and wound her hair up tight to her head She pulled a cap on over it and transfor own Sophronia stuffed it uncereht start crying She refused to re so that she looked like a strangely top-heavy vagabond Even in plaits, Dimity’s hair was quite poufy and held her cap out about her head In the end, she rese mushroom With her round, feminine face, one really had to squint to see her as e of mustache to her upper lip with a bit of coal from Bumbersnoot’s stores It wasn’ther stays, before pulling on a shirt and jodhpurs She had a passing good figure, but fortunately it wasn’t overly generous She put her masquerade apron back on, instead of a waistcoat Over that she added a tweed hunting jacket It made her look like a butcher’s boy with a pocket obsession, but she liked how useful the apron was and wasn’t going to let it go