"I slid into Tiffany's sandals and actually the walking was not toohard. I had secretly tried on much higher heels a few times at homeand practiced w...lking in them; these were pretty low by comparison."Hmm, it looks like our girl has done some practicing, doesn't itgirls?" said Ashley. "Oh yes, Taylor - you walk so well in them!You're even wiggling your hips and don't look now but I think you'vegotten the attention of those cute boys over there." "Stop, Ashley.You all are so pretty, I'm sure. Professional tailors have a saying, ‘Measure twice to make sure everything fits real nice.”I turned to face Ms. Sloane with the quiet satisfaction of having performed well.“Birdie, what were you thinking?”Now if that query had a ringing of familiarity to it, it’s because that very same inquisition is sometimes put to me by Peggy and Auntie Pru. Perhaps it’s something the female form learns in some sort of classroom.As it happens, I’d had fish and chips the previous evening and my associate. Michael turned in his seat to talk to her. "Jag paints," he said, gesturing to the screen. Several paintings hung on the walls of the house. Many obviously painted by the same artist, darkly colorful portraits and scenes depicting metamorphosis done in the Weimar style of Expressionism with oddly chosen colors for skin and heavy brush strokes that gave the paintings a dark yet vibrant emotionality. The painting of a Leda and the Swan image lifted, revealing a silvered screen behind it.Obviously. I asked what her first name was and they said they didn’t know. She put her name on the board as Mrs. JP Pelfry. They always were to call her Mrs. Pelfry. We went to the school and I waited in the lobby while my daughters went back to finish help setting up the cafeteria and gym. They were gone most of the morning helping decorate the gym. They just had the finishing touches to do now. There were dozens of people waiting to go in. Most everyone was dressed up. I was glad the girls were smarter.