Linoa bent her body so far I thought she might put her head on the floor. When she put it that way, there was no helping it.
"Understood. Then what should I do?"
"Thank you!! Then please stand there."
She had me stand, and Linoa came close. Then a woman who had been in the corner of the room slipped out and handed Linoa a measuring tape.
"First I will measure your height."
The woman brought a stepstool, and Linoa climbed it, set the tape on my head, and measured. Then she came around in front.
"Lord Marie, would you take off your clothes?"
"Yes."
I said, removed my jacket, and handed it to Lily. Seeing that, Linoa said with a pleasant face,
"Forgive me, Lord Marie. I would like you to remove what you are wearing until it is as close to bare skin as possible."
and so on. No, no, no, that was not happening! Strip in front of everyone? That would not do, would it? I looked at Her Majesty and said,
"That would be rude to Your Majesty and the Duchess, would it not?"
