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Updated: May 18, 2025
You know in your own heart there is no reason why you should continue to make me unhappy, and you are afraid I might over-persuade you." Her eyes they were the serene eyes of cool gray that take on slate-blue tints in stressful moments met his defiantly. "If you think that, I withdraw my objection," she said coldly. "Mother and Penelope will be delighted, I am sure."
"Darling, you are my love and my life and I cannot, and will not, live without you. What is your answer? Make up your mind before I do something desperate. Don't let me over-persuade you, loved one, but if you think I can make you happy, say the word. My life is in your hands. If you spurn me I shall pass out of your life forever. Dear one, what will you do? Pray, speak quickly!"
Wherefore I take you to record this day, as saith the holy Apostle, that I am pure from the blood of you all, for I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God." When they heard this, and perceived the steadfastness of his purpose, that nothing could hinder him from his resolve, they wept like orphans over their bereavement, but could in no wise over-persuade him.
"But you won't let them over-persuade you; you won't be induced to listen to them, will you? Promise me you won't?" he asked, anxiously. Vera looked up frankly into his face and smiled. "I give you my word of honour I will not marry Mr. Gisburne," she answered; and then she added, laughingly, "You had no business to make me betray that poor man's secrets."
I don't know whether it was, originally, to back his influence and try to over-persuade the young woman or not, but he, pointing, to Ralph, 'used to go down to the house in Leicestershire pretty often, and stop there many days at a time.
The husband in this case, much in love with his wife, sought for eight years to over-persuade her, but in vain, and a separation finally took place.
I now tell you this for the first time, because, had I said so before, you would have done your best to over-persuade me. My small income is, and will be, sufficient for my needs. The train leaves in an hour. Richard, you have your business and your friends more friends than anyone I know. If you wish me well, wish that I may never regret the step I have taken.
Once more he bent his persuasive powers and indifferent German to the task of over-persuading the sergeant, and in return had to wait and slowly unravel some meaning from the odd words he could catch here and there in the sergeant's endeavor to over-persuade him.
Never." "Then what did you say when you had this final conversation with Mr. Carson? You can give me the substance of it, if you don't remember the words." "I'll try, sir; but I'm not very clear. I told him I could not love him, and wished to have nothing more to do with him. He did his best to over-persuade me, but I kept steady, and at last I ran off." "And you never spoke to him again?"
I informed him that I had shipped it the day before, which I had not, but went right down and gave an order for its shipment, for fear he might over-persuade me to let him have it, and I thus saved it. When most completed, a barrel of alcohol that was in the building bursted, and it ran down to the furnace and set it on fire, and burnt it up.
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