After the protagonist shakes this character's hand, he rubs his hands together to warm them and, as the novel tells us in all caps, "TO RUB HIS OFF.
After the protagonist shakes this character's hand, he rubs his hands together to warm them and, as the novel tells us in all caps, "TO RUB HIS OFF." This character, who may be modeled after Hans Christian Andersen, moves around in a writhing manner, has lashless red eyes, and his name is often invoked to describe someone sycophantic. In a morally ambiguous scene, the protagonist strikes this character on the face for suggesting that Dr. Strong's wife may be cheating on him. This character is eventually (*) convicted of defrauding the Bank of England and sentenced to prison in Australia not long after being confronted by Miss Betsey, Tommy Traddles, and Mr. Micawber. While working as a clerk to Mr. Wickfield, this character schemes to marry Wickfield's daughter Agnes. For 10 points, name this villain from the second half of David Copperfield. 
After the protagonist shakes this character's hand, he rubs his hands together to warm them and, as the novel tells us in all caps, "TO RUB HIS OFF.
Uriah Heep [accept either underlined name] 