She blotted herself dry and wrapped herself in the towel.
Too often the brown, barren, sun-scorched ridges are obscured in the yellow dust haze which drifts upwards from the plains; too often the whole perspective of hill and vale is blotted out in the grey mists that sweep in soft, resistless columns against these southern slopes, to be condensed and precipitated in ceaseless, monotonous rainfall.
Before doing this, I moistened the applicator a little with water then blotted the water away with a towel.
Once the wound has been cleared of foreign material and washed, it should be gently blotted dry, with care not to disturb the blood clot.
After the bath, the skin should be blotted (not rubbed) carefully with a towel.
