Cyril doesn't get him himself. Instead, he comes around so that he can wash Merrick's hair. "Finding any cuts or bruises in there?" he asks, because water has a way of making you notice that sort of thing.
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Cyril doesn't get him himself. Instead, he comes around so that he can wash Merrick's hair. "Finding any cuts or bruises in there?" he asks, because water has a way of making you notice that sort of thing.