vigorously-applied

Updated: May 24, 2025

'Better do so, assented Daniel, without much attention to the matter. 'What is it you want to talk about, Dan? Mr. Dabbs had a few minutes ago performed the customary evening cleansing of his hands and face, but it had seemed unnecessary to brush his hair, which consequently stood upright upon his forehead, a wiry rampart, just as it had been thrust by the vigorously-applied towel.

George Gissing - Demos