at that moment the dragoon flung open the door , and shot off his pistol right above the maiden 's head , so that she tottered and fell to the ground . and then she grew every bit as ugly as she had been beautiful before , and she had a nose as long as a pistol - case . " now you may take her , for now she belongs to you ! " said the old man . but the dragoon stood as though rooted to the spot ; stood where he stood , and could not take a single step , either forward or backward . then the old man began to wash the girl ; and she looked a little better . her nose was only half its original size , and her ugly cow 's tail was tied back ; but she was not as handsome , and any one who said so would not have been telling the truth .
her nose was only half its original size .
what did the girl look like after she was washed ?
what did the girl look like after she was washed ?