"You haven't fixed what's wrong with my bra and corset yet?" Mina asked the maids as she stood naked in their sleeping compartment., wearing little more than shoes and stockings.
The maids just shrugged while Tara said, "A good repair job takes time, Miss Murray."
"But I'm standing here stark naked," said Mina.
"Oh, don't exaggerate," said Fifi. "You still have your shoes and stockings on. Besides, you couldn't wear your bra and corset in the condition they were in. They looked all chewed up."
"That's because they were all chewed up," said Mina. "Or close to it. Anyway, don't you have something I can wear in the meantime?"
"Not really," said Fifi.
"Well, can't you go get something from the luggage car that I could put on?" asked Mina.
"Well, we could but Mistress Westenra doesn't like us to leave the sleeping compartment after dark without her permission unless we need to use the water closet," said Brunhilde.
"Don't you think she'd make an exception in this case?" asked Mina.
"No," said Brunhilde.
"Wait a minute," said the unseen figure who called itself Susan Storm. "I might have something to lend her."
"Thank goodness," said Mina.
"Here," said Susan, thrusting a mysterious bundle into Mina's hands. "Put this on."
Mina looked at the bundle and said, "My eyes must be playing tricks on me. I can feel something in my hands but my eyes don't see anything in my hands."
"Of course not," said Susan. "It's an invisible dress."
"And you expect me to put this on why?" asked Mina.
"Well, it was good enough for me," said Susan.
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