that sounded well enough , until several of the courtiers had begun to cry out that the british had tried to kill the crown prince ; fortunately temeraire had already snatched up the bomb-thrower , as that fellow tried to creep out a side door , and he could see that it was only a fellow dressed in western clothes , which were anyway not quite right : his too-long wool coat dyed royal blue , instead of navy or bottle-green , and no waistcoat , and his hair lightened somehow ; he had been wearing a dented hat drawn low down his face .