Then I drank from the clear pool, and after
washing my hands and face continued my flight.
You see, I'm a better man than you think me; and, what's more, I have serious thoughts of
washing my hands of him entirely, and the whole set of 'em, and comporting myself from this day forward with all decency and sobriety, as a Christian and the father of a family should do.
After
washing my hands in a public rest room, if my fingers accidentally touch any surface before I exit the rest room -- be it the sink tap, the steel in a hand towel dispenser or the lid of a swinging waste bin -- I need to start afresh by
washing my hands.
While I was
washing my hands one lady emerged, put her handbag down, rummaged for her cigarettes and lighter and left - no hands washed.
"I thought I was quite good at
washing my hands, but I'm really shocked and surprised by how many areas I missed.