His brown hair was somewhat tumbled; for, while the ancient sculptors are said to have known eighteen methods of arranging Minerva's tresses, Passepartout was familiar with but one of dressing his own: three strokes of a large-tooth comb completed his toilet.
Sus cabellos castaños estaban algo enredados. Si los antiguos escultores conocían dieciocho modos distintos de arreglar la cabeza de Minerva, Picaporte, para componer la suya, sólo conocía uno: con tres pases de batidor estaba peinado.