Jim waited in the ‘waiting room’ and watched our son while I went in for the ‘tests’. I had nursed the baby immediately prior to arriving at t...e clinic to keep my breasts from being too engorged. I wore a simple yellow sun dress, which was flattering, but not terribly revealing to the clinic. The nurse called my name, and I was placed in a room. I told to disrobe completely, and to don a typical hospital gown that was open in the back. The nurse explained the technician would be in shortly, and. I spotted it across the floor but couldn't tellexactly what was going on.I leaned over to Corey, "At least Garrett is trying." I pointed withCorey's head going back and forth."Yeah, he is," Corey said. He grabbed my hand and led me away. Soon itwas easy to see we were venturing to the bathroom. We were alone thistime. As we were leaving, we were almost ran over by two guys kissing andheading inside. Coming out we saw Garrett and Jordan taking a break withsweat running down Garrett's face and. Shefelt something on her face and looked in the mirror again. "Theseclothes, they're beautiful and... make-up. I'm wearing make-up." Shewas, lipstick and blusher.Frieda primped in front of the mirror, admiring her reflection. Thenshe pouted. "But I wished for a lover, too, a man to make me feel..."She shivered and hugged herself in anticipation."As my Mistress wishes," Jamala said. She clapped her hands. "Beholdmy true form, then."The Djinn began to grow taller. Her curves filled out into. Gildea, a matron of Leichardt's Town. The next was from that of Lady Bridget.I went off to hunt up dinner.I was brought up short, later, in my reading of Book II at a passage where Bridget tells Colin that:"I'm not beautiful. I don't come up in the least to the artist's standard. My measurements are wrong. I'm too small."To which Colin responds: "That's rot."Only a few weeks ago Winnie had told me that she was too small. I didn't think she was "beautiful," but I certainly thought she was.