beg to be excused
Example Sentences
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But at present, I am afraid, by beginning to talk or correspond with Jenny Lind about this subject, I would do your cause no good, and I therefore beg to be excused.
From The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" by Edwards, Frederick George
"If I were Dora I should beg to be excused," returned the niece to whom she had spoken.
From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Morrison, Gertrude W.
“You are very kind to offer us your company, Miss Higgins, but we must beg to be excused to-day,” said Nance calmly.
From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Speed, Nell
"I must beg to be excused," Floyd says, after smoking a cigar with the gentlemen.
From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
"If I were Dora I should beg to be excused," repeated the girl at whom she looked, in exactly the same tone, and with an unmoved countenance, too.
From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Morrison, Gertrude W.
