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"I hope you learnt so a little hopeless

"Frankly, all I learnt is that I ive up bloomers Perhaps a short silk underskirt would work better? It’s the tail, you see, it rips the sea lady?"

"Pshaw, Mother I gave up wearing corsetry years ago Far too inconvenient And so old-fashioned"

"Oh mercy me, how did I not know this? What kind of child have I raised?"

"I got permission!" Rue whined

Her ence! My daughter prancing around in split bloos politely tucked away "My dear sugarpluo without proper foundation It wasn’t ave her said permission"

Rue’s s, "Conall! Get your furry posterior in here post haste!"

Rue giggled "Paw’s got great hearing but he’s at the Bureau tonight Even he can’t hear you all the way across London"

Her mother’s face was all thunderclouds "Give up stays, indeed! With your figure? To think, you’ve been dancing without support Lordy, lordy The uncontrollable wobble of it all! And now bloomers as well?" She turned to Dama as a new possible ally rather than enehter "My dear lord, how are we to reeny?"

Rue would have none of it "Mother, it’s done Besides, why should I obey the bounds of polite dress?"

"Because, infant, you are a proper gentlewohter of two lords and a lady You have standards to esticulation for emphasis It was the Italian ancestry that did it

Rue rolled her eyes

Her ain to Daherkin, I’ht that question up I do believe that what our Puggle requires is an occupation"

Rue’s mother sputtered

Dama was ready "No, my dear, cast your ot into a great deal of trouble yourself, all because you hadn’t an occupation Now, you are settled into your duties, I have my potentate responsibilities, your husband has BUR, even Rabiffano has his hat shop Puggle needs the sa?"