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And now being femininely all arrayed,

With some small aid from scissors, paint, and tweezers,

He looked in almost all respects a maid,

And Baba smilingly exclaimed, “You see, sirs,

A perfect transformation here displayed;

And now, then, you must come along with me, sirs,

That is⁠—the Lady:” clapping his hands twice,

Four blacks were at his elbow in a trice.