'I don't like it,' said Charlie.
'But it will be a great pity, and it may be dangerous too, if we miss this opportunity,' Ping Wang declared. 'By taking one of these pigtails we shall lessen the risk of being found out.'
'Very well, then,' Charlie said, 'I will wear the pigtail. Let us get it and be off as soon as possible.'
'We must not try to get it until after dark,' Ping Wang replied. 'We must hide until then.'
"Ping Wang seized his own pigtail with his mouth."