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She wisheth only to dye thy eyebrows and pluck out thy

mustachios." Quoth he, "As for the dyeing of my eye brows, that

will come off with washing,[FN#645] but for the plucking out of

my mustachios, that indeed is a somewhat painful process." "Be

cautious how thou cross her," cried the old woman; "for she hath

set her heart on thee." So my brother patiently suffered her to

dye his eyebrows and pluck out his mustachios, after which the

maiden returned to her mistress and told her.