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[americanwitch]

Showed the dress to Elena Crowe. She said she had no opinion on its purported fashionability, but doubted that Isabel Crouch approves of bare arms and knee length skirts, and could I please go away and not take the fact that my brother's the ambassador as liscence to harass and appall

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[hoppingkirk]

If that's what you wear to work on any other day, then yes. Otherwise, this floor has a dress code, so you'd better make sure the dress meets it.

[americanwitch]

I've never actually worked, Miss Hopkirk. I spent a year out of school doing nothing, and then my Dad packed me out here to stay with Theo.

But I take it arms bare to the shoulder are out? Oh well. I'll wear something nice and very sensible, then.

[threefaced]

Eleanor, I swear to you if you do that I will draft and circulate a memo banning any...appreciation of your dress by the "fellows" around here.

And you asked that goddam bitch Miss Crowe about your dress? Eleanor! Miss Crowe is a diplomat, not a fashion guru. Now I suppose I'll have to apologise to her...

[americanwitch]

Sorry, Teddy. I didn't know that the American embassy was crusading for more conservative dressing. Will keep that in mind.

But don't you think Elena should know something about fashion? I mean, you can't do diplomacy starkers, can you?