Chapter 21 THE "MISERICORDIA" AGAIN

BEFORE starting, the disguises of Horace and the doctor were perfected. They were so bronzed by the sun and air that their skin was no fairer than that of many Turks of the better class; but it was thought as well to apply a slight tinge of dye to them, and to darken the doctor's eyelashes and eyebrows with henna. The hair was cut closely off the n