I beg your pardon
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“I beg your pardon,” she said firmly, “but if I am going to be sailing among you, surely you can tell me the name of the ship.”
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“I beg your pardon. Lady Constance must have mentioned it to me in passing. You know how she likes to gossip about the servants.”
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“Pardon me, I must get to the chicken coop....Excuse me, I beg your pardon....”
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“Pardon me. I beg your pardon.”
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“Judge Quinzy! I beg your pardon.”
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