[ Bathhouse has two distinctly different meanings and Javert's use of the term here does not make it easy to choose which version he means. Discreet establishments for men of a certain inclination existed in his time, as did the less lascivious variety. ]

If that's what you'd like me to do, of course I will. You'll need to take off your shirt, though.

[ And the rest of it, if Javert's bathhouse attendants are particularly thorough. ]

What I mean to do is help you relax. You look to be carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders and I know how difficult it can be to rest while your body is beset with such tension. I thought a massage might do you some good.