Both Uses of
persistence
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- I had remained indoors all day, for the weather had taken a sudden turn to rain, with high autumnal winds, and the Jezail bullet which I had brought back in one of my limbs as a relic of my Afghan campaign throbbed with dull persistence.†
Chpt 10
- And brought Miss Hunter down from London in order to get rid of the disagreeable persistence of Mr. Fowler.†
Chpt 12 *
Definition:
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(persistence) continuing or repeating behavior -- especially in spite of difficulties
or:
continuing or prolonged existence of something