We have already given deep umbrage in many quarters-very high quarters, too-by refusals; and a single mistake would be fatal to us.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Within a month and a little bit of persistency against refusals, the metropolitan authorities scheduled him for an interview as a money taker on a city bus.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills
Knowing nothing of her love for Prince Godfrey, at last the king placed her refusals to a stubborn spirit.
"The Green Forest Fairy Book"
Loretta Ellen Brady