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[...] Mr Peggotty went out to wash himself in a kettleful of hot water, remarking that 'cold water would never get his muck off'. He soon returned, greatly improved in appearance; but so rubicund, that I couldn't help thinking his face had this in common with the lobsters, crabs, and crawfish, - that it went into hot water very black, and came out very red.