this book is the first heyer i ever read (n.b. this was approximately three months ago). and let's say it was not quite what i had been expecting? i enjoyed the cross-dressing almost as much as - well, as robin, i think - though i was slightly concerned by how much their father seemed to enjoy it too...

it's either heavily implied or straight-out stated that pru at least has been dressing as a boy in the name of various schemes for years, isn't it?