Now I had always encouraged April to wear short skirts so I could enjoylooking at her beautiful legs. Now the skirt was on me and I realized howdiffic...lt it was going to be discreet when wearing one so short. One skirt wascalled a hobble skirt. The bottom of the skirt only allowed me to take stepsof 8". I felt like Morticia of the Adams family when I tried it on. I rememberlaughing at her as she had to shuffle as opposed to walking. Now I would bethe one who would be shuffling. Mistress April. And take that garbage with you.” The men pick up their dead, mount up, and leave.In the middle of the night one of the Apache guards knocks on Mary’s wagon and tells her of some men sneaking along beside the river. The Apache aren’t allowed to hurt the white men, but they do have scouts out to warn the village of approaching danger.Mary thanks Tall Elk, dresses, and wakes the others. In a few minutes all of the ladies are wearing dark clothes and are kneeling beside the back wheel of Wagon 4 on. When I woke up in the morning, there was no warm Jeff-smelling body to snuggle against. No cheek to cheek on demand before the chest to chest. We did those things, but it wasn’t the same. I even missed finding the lid up on the toilet seat, though perhaps it was the nostalgia of finding it up I missed rather than the reality. I missed these things even more as my departure drew closer. We made plans. I thought I had done an effective job of keeping any knowledge of Jeff’s existence from my. When we gothome, Mum and Rebecca insisted on a fashion parade of my new purchases,so I was in and out with each outfit like a model on a catwalk. For workon Monday we selected the linen suit with a straight skirt which finishesjust above the knee with chocolate brown court shoes that have a threeinch heel to be worn with a white plain blouse, and natural colouredtights (pantyhose). I have also purchased a couple of handbags (purses)as there are no pockets with skirts. A brown shoulder bag goes.