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His second is to leave the selection to her. His third is to get the hell out of the place as fast as his two feet and impeding shoppers permit.\nThe sequel to this saga of daring do, according to those who know, is the post-holiday arrival of the recipient all set to exchange the gift for something more sensible.\nIf all this is true I can only assume that most stores hold stocks of black \"nonsense\" nighties strictly reserved for this seasonal pantomime.\nIt only remains to suggest that the Man in Search of Nightie might well consider the two I have sketched today. 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