"My dear girl, do not be alarmed at me; I am as harmless as a kitten," said Edith, as she beheld how naturally modest Star impelled herself to be, even in the presence of her own sex.
"It is my nature, dear good lady," replied Star, reaching for something to conceal her person.
"In deference to your modesty, dear, I shall retire, if it is your wish," said Edith, laughing, as she put down her bundle of clothing.
"Just for a moment, if you please, kind lady," said Star.
So Edith sidled out of the room without looking around at her protege, while Star pulled on her unmentionables. After which she called Edith to assist in the furtherance of her dressing in some of the new things she was thereafter to be seen in.
"These must have been made for me," said Star, as one article after another was adjusted to her form, seeing that they all fit so well and so charmingly.
"They were," said Edith, buttoning up the back of Star's dress, an act she had never done before, being as she always had a maid for that performance.
"Made for me?" replied Star, with some surprise.
"Yes, you, my dear girl."
"By whose orders?"