The conclusion of this letter has been sacrificed to the importunity of some autograph fiend from whose tribe I have had the greatest difficulty in preserving its fellows.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
But George loved Patience too well to weary her with importunity.
"Little Miss Joy"
Emma Marshall
She had appealed to the Malay girl, but only for her to turn away and seem at last weary and troubled by the importunity she had received.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn