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Chapter 29

           Hehadfollowedheradviceandhadsetaboutmakinghisfacemoremasculine,insteadoftheandrogynousbeautyhehadfirsthad.NeverthelessJillwasnotsurethatMikewouldrefusesuchaninvitationfrom,say,DukebutfortunatelyMike’smalewaterbrotherswerealldecidedlymasculinemen,justashisotherswereveryfemalewomen.Jillhopedthatitwouldstaythatway;shesuspectedthatMikewouldgroka"wrongness"inthepoorin-betweenersanyhowtheywouldneverbeofferedwater.)

           NorcouldMikeunderstandwhyitnowpleasedhertobestaredat.Theonlytimewhentheirtwoattitudeshadbeenevenroughlysimilarhadbeenastheyleftthecarnival,whenJillhaddiscoveredthatshehadbecomeindifferenttostareswillingtodotheiract"starknaked,"asshehadtoldPatty,ifitwouldhelp.

           Jillsawthatherpresentself-knowledgehadbeennascentatthatpoint;shehadneverbeentrulyindifferenttomasculinestares.UndertheuniquenecessitiesofadjustingtolifewiththeManfromMarsshehadbeenforcedtoshuckoffpartofherartificial,training-imposedpersona,thatdegreeoflady-likeprissinessanursecanretaindespitetherigorsofanunusuallyno-nonsenseprofession.ButJillhadn’tknownthatshehadanyprissinesstoloseuntilshelostit.

           Ofcourse,Jillwasevenmoreofa"lady"thaneverbutshepreferredtothinkofherselfasa"gent.

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