Ah, the advantages of short hair. The Medicine Seller didn't even think of attempting such a thing unless he wanted the precariously pinned up mass to unravel and then spend the next six hours de-tangling it.

"I am glad your health has improved. And that is very kind of you, though you need not put yourself to such trouble."

He wasn't sure if it was a figure of speech or if Kirk intended to literally sing about him. The latter prospect seemed a bit... odd.