He wooed Odalite in the face of her evident aversion, which soon grew to detestation.
"Her Mother's Secret"
Emma D. E. N. Southworth
He seemed only flattered by these signs of detestation, and chuckled with glee at the aversion he inspired.
"The White Squaw"
Mayne Reid
Say rather my profound detestation.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid