Hackworth sat down across the table from Dr. X. A young woman padded out 
of the kitchen on silk slippers and gave Hackworth his own tumbler full of 
green tea. Watching her mince away, Hackworth was only mildly shocked to see 
that her feet were no more than four inches long. There must be better ways to 
do it now, maybe by regulating the growth of the tarsal bones during 
adolescence. It probably didn't even hurt.