Then when the ruddy-faced gentleman told him to wear the life'jacket for safety and had insisted on buckling it himself, Remo had thanked him.

A gentleman capable of going up a set of stairs to a room would insist on going home in his carriage.

"A gentleman insists upon seeing you personally, sir," he announced.

At least a score of them invited him to breakfast with them the next morning, but he declined, until one young gentleman insisted on personal grounds.

"The gentleman insists on seeing you, sir," said Hayes, avoiding Drayton's eye.

But alas, the gentleman insisted upon taking it with him.

And now, gentlemen, I must insist on knowing what you want here.

Ladies and gentlemen," said Dr. Warner firmly, "I must insist on asking this lady to stand aside.

But the gentlemen insist on lending their protection.

The dignified if somewhat pompous British gentleman also insisted that his raspberry mille-feuille was not a "pudding."