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【】ut thelonghairsoastolieonatllar,frizzleitandthe naturalhair,andihekeeeyedprussiantosee anythingit.” assoonasthehairdresseruoodexactlyralphed,he enteredheartilyintohisplans;andseveraloftheshortflat bandsofblackhair,usedfnons,oaband. thiseoralphshead,intheed; thelongtressestotherequiredlength;thetongswere usedontheandouralhair;ayofoilputon and,inanhour,hisheaddressnsebushof frizzlyhair.theclothroundhisned,ashe lookedathielfintheglass,hejoiilyinpercysshout oflaughter. ”but,ralph,ho,andthathead ofhair” ”dear,”ralphsaid,”ihadquitefottenthat.gotothe tailors,perdtelltheoseigedtherein here,directly.” percyofffortheclothes,andralphthenon: ”noustache.” ”ihavenotgotsuchathing,”thehairdressersaid,”butiknowa n.iitforyou,inaquarterofan hour.” iespercyretued,haboyhralphsclothes. inashorttitheyostart. ”youdolookastrangeobject,ralph.” ”nevernd,percy,thereareplentyeobjectshere.no onee.” thensayingthattheyhe beard,theyists;froftersotalkthey obtaiuretogiveaslightlybroiheirfaces. theynoothebackstreetsofthetown,founda sendhandclothesshop,andspeedilygotthearticlesthey required.ralphhadalo,hafurllar;andapair ofhighboots,inguptohiskneesandtobehe trousers.ablaappletedhisstu.perk loth,edown overtheears;anoldgreatat,hfurroundthepocketsand llar;abrightloredhandkerchief,togotes roundthenedhighbootslikethoseofralph. theytheuedtothehairdresser,andralphinsistedthatthe beardandstacheshould nnerhspringsbuthbblerswax. ”life,”hesaid,”ghtdependupohingsnotslipping,at anynt.” theyhentthattheyeheirroo,ralph exclaid: ”why,” ”soetusinfrontofthe railationatnineoclod,ofurse,hehasnoidea ofindus.ihere.verylikelythepoorfellowis ingstill.” per,ashehadexpected,sittingupon thestepsgoinguptotherailpedup,hacry ofjoy,uponseeingpercy. ”thevarginbepraised,sterpercyibegantothinkthatyou sthavebeeoffsoetoe;andi uldnt,forthelifeof,keouttodo.” ”,”percysaid,notohurtthe attachedfellothathehadbeen fotten;”butorroellyouallabout it,betta,this ingand,doyoukloeelastnight,andare stoppinginhisroo.” sosaying,heaquietings; ti.bythetithey rea,ralphhadstainedhisfadhands,andwas busydressinginhisdisguise.hisbackothedoor,hey entered;buthehadheardtheirishnsvoithestair. ”,houinground. ”holyvargin”ejaculatedtidroppingintoarossing hielfbeched.heresanould gentlen,ister ralphsvoice.” thetsgenuine terror. ”sure,ieched,entirely,”heon.”helaughsforallthe isterralph.didyeiverseethelike ”isterpercydear” per,ashelookedhibr> fairlyintheface,gaveaart. ”bythetherofses”heexclaid,interror,”wereall bean,hafurze bushofhair;andsterpercysbeautifulhairhasalltued bladshriveleditselfup.atuing,self,iwonder” andhelookedintotheglass,toseeifanygehadtakenplace inhisocropofredhair. theboyseti, andtiatgazingatthenspeechlessbeent.atlast perself;andexplaiohibr> thestanansastonishnt ceasednoayasever. ”thenisitaloneyoing”hesaid,atlast.”areyougoing intodangeragain,ehyouyoudhat, surely,sterralph” ”iaerysorry,titobeseparatedfroou,”ralphsaid;”but itisquiteiossibleforyoutogohus.ifyouuood frendgernashecase; butasitis,thethingisabsolutelyiossible.youknowhow greatatroubleitodisguiseyou,before;anditreble ouraiesanddifficulties.notonlythat;butevenif,inthe faceofeverypossibledanger,youintoparishus,there bettawillgive ordersforustobealloeout,inthefirstballoon;but itisbynoaogetplaballoons,anditis unlikelyirethatyouout us,fornths. ”no,no,tithetterisaltogetheriossible.youstayquietly hereand,intendaysorafhtifallgoeswellweshallbe backagainhyou.” ”andisitinaballoonyourethinkingofingout,ster ralph;flyinglikeabirdthroughtheairoch,wirra,wirraill neverseeyeesagain.” ”nonseheresnodangerinaballoon.ifgettinginwere noredangerousthaingout,thereuchperil ier.” ”ah,sterralphdear,hohe lifeofyourbrotherinthatingataprussian,or gettingshotat,isallongtheyour hairallpuffedout,andyourfacepaintedbrohehair gro ...