Exercises with the Reverend Brown
From Blushes 26 ‘I’m ready.’ A young girl in navy netball skirt and white blouse stood in the doorway to the office. The receptionist looked up from her typewriter. ‘Right. The Reverend Brown is ready for you; but you won’t need that skirt; it’s a house-rule.’ The girl looked a little embarrassed. ‘I’m sorry… It’s my old school games kit. I thought…’ The middle-aged woman stood up and shook her head. ‘Well, here, we find such heavy garments tend to get in the way. After all, netball skirts are usually for outdoor use, aren’t they?’ Pamela was about to explain that her top and skirt were the only items of sportswear she possessed. ‘Just slip it off. You’ll do fine in just your blouse and knickers.’ To Pamela the words ‘blouse and knickers’, had rather a nostalgic ring to them. She was 18 now, but it didn’t seem too long ago that she could have been seen on the sports field of her old school doing her physical exercises in just that...