"I am of age today; for state occasions I should be a woman.

What shall I do with it ?" And then she recalled Katy's voice saying: "Braids round your head." "Of course," said Linda, "that would be the thing to do.

I certainly don't need anything to add to my height; I am far too tall now." So she parted her hair in the middle, brushed it back, divided it in even halves, and instead of braiding it, she coiled it around her head, first one side and then the other.
She slipped into the dress and struggled with its many and intricate fastenings.

Then she went to the guest room to stand before the full-length mirror there.

Slowly she turned.