His first impulse, as he turned toward me, was one of anger that I had presumed to intrude so violently upon his thoughts.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
But I should not have troubled you-I should not have presumed to trouble you, were it not that I wish to consult you about what is to me a very important matter.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
She did not know, but she presumed there wasn't, in this case.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey