This obstinate girl has determined to go, and I cannot let her go alone.' "As soon as I left them, I went down to the town and found my hunter, who has taken a vow to lay down his life to save you, if necessary.
"Here are some peasant's clothes--a coarse cotton mantle, and a short skirt.

Here is a jar of dye.

You had better strip at once, and let me color you, and then put on these clothes.

It will be too dark to see to do it properly, when I return.

Besides, time will be short then.
"This small jar contains some dye from the juice of a plant which will turn your hair black--at least, as they use it for dyeing the skins of animals black, I suppose it will affect your hair." Roger at once took off his gaudy attire, and was stained from head to foot with the contents of the jug, and then rubbed his hair with the liquid from the smaller vessel.