And to the importunity of their persisted questionings he had finally given in; and so it came to pass that every one now knew the shameful story of his wretched fate.
She was expecting importunities and airs of unhappiness on the part of Julien; she commenced rehearsing her answers, for he would doubtless try to address some words to her when they left the dinner table.
" There are evils worse than death, " said Duncan, speaking hoarsely, and as if fretful at her importunity, " but which the presence of one who would die in your behalf may avert" .
This being all that I sought at Lindenberg, I hastened to quit the Baron's domains, equally anxious to perform the obsequies of the murdered Nun, and escape the importunity of a Woman whom I detested.
These little instruments of correction, these little aids to the power and honor of families, these slight favors that might so incommode you, are only to be obtained now by interest and importunity.
She could not but fail, since He considered as importunities the pains which She took to please him, and was disgusted by the very means which She used to recall the Wanderer.
He approached once more, and made as if he would seize the fragile being; but, shrinking back, Linton clung to his cousin, and implored her to accompany him, with a frantic importunity that admitted no denial.
He is furnished with my opinion, which, bettered with his own learning, —the greatness whereof I cannot enough commend, —comes with him, at my importunity, to fill up your Grace's request in my stead.
But Mr. Casaubon was now brooding over something through which the question of his health and life haunted his silence with a more harassing importunity even than through the autumnal unripeness of his authorship.