Meanwhile, the old man persisted in his attempt to strike up a conversation.

But the man in black persisted: "Shall there be truth between us, as two men?

The old man persisted: 'I must know what you want me to do.'

But the man persisted, determined to give his speech.

"Why must men always persist in hiding the way they feel?"

The man persisted, saying, "I'll cut off his right arm for you."

The man would probably persist, he had done so before, but there were always people about.

The man persisted: 'You think we might find a place like that?'

Why does man persist, and can any good come of it?

"You faced her before, and you're still alive," persisted the man in black.