Beth found a mirror in the hall and stopped to tidy her hair, which was long and straight, dark, heavy and lustrous. Already she felt hot, although she was wearing almost nothing. The dark red dress fell in silky folds to her hips, leaving her thighs bare. She wore no stockings, although her dark skin was so smooth one could not tell immediately. One strap fell from her shoulder and she hitched it up again. She loved the feeling that a simple shrug of the shoulders could send the dress slipping from her shoulders and falling gently to the floor, leaving her almost naked. She found the thought arousing, although she had never dared put it into practice! .....