appearedtoasmuchadvantageasasenatorofRomeenvelopedinthefoldsofhistoga。Afewfoldsofyellowtappa，tuckedaboutmywaist，descendedtomyfeetinthestyleofalady’spetticoat，onlyIdidnothaverecoursetothosevoluminouspaddingsintherearwithwhichourgentledamesareinthehabitofaugmentingthesublimerotundityoftheirfigures。Thisusuallycomprisedmyin-doordress:
wheneverIwalkedout，Isuperaddedtoitanamplerobeofthesamematerial，whichcompletelyenvelopedmyperson，andscreeneditfromtheraysofthesun。
OnemorningImadearentinthismantle；andtoshowtheislanderswithwhatfacilityitcouldberepaired，Iloweredmybundle，andtakingfromitaneedleandthread，proceededtostitchuptheopening。Theyregardedthiswonderfulapplicationofsciencewithintenseadmiration；andwhilstIwasstitchingaway，oldMarheyo，whowasoneofthelookers-on，suddenlyclappedhishandtohisforehead，andrushingtoacornerofthehouse，drewforthasoiledandtatteredstripoffadedcalico-whichhemustprocuredsometimeorotherintrafficonthebeach-andbesoughtmeeagerlytoexercisealittleofmyartuponit。Iwillinglycomplied，thoughcertainlysostumpyaneedleasminenevertooksuchgiganticstridesovercalicobefore。Therepairscompleted，oldMarheyogavemeapaternalhug；anddivestinghimselfofhis“maro“girdle，swathedthecalicoabouthisloins，andslippingthebelovedornamentsintohisears，graspedhisspearandsalliedoutofthehouse，likeavaliantTemplararrayedinanewandcostlysuitofarmour。
Ineverusedmyrazorduringmystayintheisland，but，althoughaverysubordinateaffair，ithadbeenvastlyadmiredbytheTypees；andNarmonee，agreatheroamongthem，whowasexceedinglypreciseinthearrangementsofhistoiletandthegeneraladjustmentofhisperson，beingthemostaccuratelytattooedandlaboriouslyhorrifiedindividualinallthevalley，thoughtitwouldbeagreatadvantagetohaveitappliedtothealreadyshavencrownofhishead。
Theimplementtheyusuallyemployisashark’stooth，whichisaboutaswelladaptedtothepurposeasaone-prongedforkforpitchinghay。Nowonder，then，thattheacuteNarmoneeperceivedtheadvantagemyrazorpossessedovertheusualimplement。Accordingly，oneday，herequestedasapersonalfavour，thatIwouldjustrunoverhisheadwiththerazor。Inreply，Igavehimtounderstandthatitwastoodull，andcouldnotbeusedtoanypurposewithoutbeingpreviouslysharpened。Toassistmymeaning，Iwentthroughanimaginaryhoningprocessonthepalmofmyhand。Narmoneetookmymeaninginaninstant，andrunningoutofthehouse，returnedthenextmomentwithahugeroughmassofrockasbigasamillstone，andindicatedtomethatthatwasexactlythethingIwanted。Ofcoursetherewasnothingleftformebuttoproceedtobusiness，andI