"Ah, but there is precedent!   La Maupin.  Queen Christina of Sweden.  The women swashbucklers are not common, but they<em>did</em>exist.  And indeed, they had the...shall we say, curious double standard of being novelties?"<br/><br/>Vincent's eyes twinkled.<br/><br/>"It is even possible that one who was passing for a man might even attempt to flirt with another's mistress or wife, just to allay suspicion."