Craven guessed the reason of his embarrassment, but he had no mind to refer to an order given, and disobeyed through overzealousness.
"The Shadow of the East"
E. M. Hull
Strong enough to pierce two thicknesses of cloth-It must have gone entirely through, although the overzealousness of the crew had removed any possibility of proof.
"Attrition"
Jim Wannamaker
Partly owing, I confess, to my overzealousness.
"The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise"
Margaret Burnham