He was crouching before the tub quite naked, having first plunged his head into it, well rubbed with that black soap the constant use of which discoloured and made yellow the hair of the race.
Lui, tout nu, accroupi devant le baquet, y avait d'abord plongé sa tete, frottée de ce savon noir dont l'usage séculaire décolore et jaunit les cheveux de la race.