I refused the pudding and excused myself, pleading tiredness, which was in no way prevarication.

They asked Olivia to join them, but although she normally would have done so, she demurred, pleading tiredness from her own adventure that evening.

After lunch Gillian pleaded tiredness and went to rest in her room, but I rather think she wanted to leave us alone together.

She pleaded tiredness and canceled all her own engagements so as to be at hand when he finally read the note.

After dinner, she had excused herself and gone to sit in the deep window seat at the end of the hall, pleading tiredness.

She would plead tiredness and go to bed very early to be alone.

Laura queried, wondering if she could reasonably plead tiredness and escape to her bed.

When she pleaded a headache and tiredness, she was allowed to flee up the stairs to the privacy of her own room.

Pleading tiredness, Jane went to bed early.