“I’ve been thinking about that,” said mum in her ever reassuring voice. “You can’t yet go as a girl, your friends would laugh at you and word would get out all over. Your dad would be bound to find out and he would be drummed out of office.”
“I hate to do this to you darling, but you may have to go dressed as a boy – at least for the next term until we can decide when to break the news to your dad. I just don’t know how he will take it and what might be said”.

 

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