In brief, Grant had taken a gloomy pleasure
in putting his successful rival through the machine of
civilization and bringing him out a city man, agreeable to sight,
smell and touch.
"Now," said he, when the process was finished, "for Heaven's sake
try to keep yourself up to the mark. Take a cold bath every
morning and a warm bath before dinner."
"I have been taking a cold bath every day since I got my private
bathroom," said Joshua, with honest pride.
"Then you're just as dirty as the average Englishman. He takes a
cold bath and fancies he's clean, when in fact he's only clean-
looking. Cold water merely stimulates. It takes warm water and
soap to keep a man clean."
"I'll bear that in mind," said Craig, with a docility that
flattered Grant as kindly attentions from a fierce-looking dog
flatter the timid stranger.
"And you must take care of your clothes, too," proceeded the
arbiter elegantiarum. "Fold your trousers when you take them off,
and have them pressed. Get your hair cut once a week--have a
regular day for it. Trim your nails twice a week. I've got you a
safety razor. Shave at least once a day--first thing after you get
out of bed is the best time.
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