Meanings of quiet persistence in English

With a quiet persistence he kept Colonel Dewes to the conversation.

The woman's laugh at the stranger's quiet persistence had contrived to draw it from him.

They conveyed a reproach; they conveyed, too, a curious suggestion of will power, of quiet persistence.

Marcos studied the white face, the shrinking, hunted eyes, with the quiet persistence learnt from watching Nature.

And her quiet persistence has paid off.

She respects him for his quiet persistence and because he has not tried to "kid" her.

Monck's fingers closed with quiet persistence.

Then with quiet persistence I got a paper-knife out of one of the drawers, and with that I managed to draw the key back.

Such work as the Court had demanded had remained unpaid for with quiet persistence, until even bills had begun to lag and fall off.

That quiet persistence and unfailing patience form a national virtue among the Chinese-thecapacity to wait without complaint and to bear all with silent endurance.

The time went by, and Daniel Granger pursued his wooing, his tacit undemonstrative courtship, with the quiet persistence of a man who meant to win.

"You have not answered my question, Miss Whitney," and the quiet persistence of his manner impressed Kathleen.