This must have looked awfully peculiar, this upper bust of a caged head sticking out of the wall in this decorated sitting room.This must have looked awfully peculiar, this upper bust of a caged head sticking out of the wall in this decorated sitting room. The reason for this became obvious at her next movement. I could not see earlier what she then brought out from the corner of the room. It looked like a cross between a mannequin and one of those inflatable love dolls with one notable exception - there was no head. It was flexible, for I noticed she had to squeeze to grab it. She brought it over to me, placing it directly below me, propping it against the wall like some Raggedy Ann doll. It was perfectly sized so that it's neck came up to where my neck was. I was beginning to understand. As it sat there, I looked at how it was dressed. I recognized the style as one of Victorian times, like the younger women had dressed in the movie Dangerous Liasons. The busoms were stuffed into and overflowing from a tight satin bodice with a wide flaring skirt. |