How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Not your clothes, yourself. As for clothes, you'll need very few."
Las Bombas produced a dented bugle from the chest at the back of the coach and sent Musket with it into Born to announce their presence. He set out some paintpots and instructed Theo, who had reluctantly stripped to his undergarments, in the art of becoming the Unfortunate Child of Nature. (7.10-11)
Theo transforms into a character in the farce Las Bombas puts on by changing his clothes—just like that, he becomes the Unfortunate Child of Nature, which turns him from a kind, honest young man into a wild barbarian that knows no aspect of civilization. This act might also make truthful Theo feel just a tad bit guilty… but at least he's making moolah.
Quote #8
Mickle sat cross-legged amid a pile of cushions on her bed in the Royal Chambers. She wriggled her shoulders as if her silken gown made her itch. She grinned at Theo, who waited for her to continue her story. He had not been allowed to see her for two days, while physicians, maids, nurses, and her parents constantly hurried in and out. Finally, Mickle had declared herself perfectly well and demanded Theo, Las Bombas, and Musket. (26.2)
Mickle's transformation is one of the most drastic in the book. She goes from a street urchin to a princess, then from a penniless orphan to a rich girl with a family. Despite her outward changes, though, she hasn't become a different person—she's still the plucky, stubborn kid she always was.
Quote #9
King Augustine had come unannounced into the chamber and had been listening silently. Though he moved with the gait of an invalid still unsure of his legs, his face had regained a little of its color. Although one weight had been lifted from him, he seemed to bear another. (26.24)
Auggie's feeling a bit better since he's gotten his daughter back and gotten rid of Cabby, but he's still not one hundred percent better. Unfortunately, he'll never be transformed to the guy he was before he suffered his grief—no transformation can reverse the effects time and pain have had on a mortal man.