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 1        I|            Sunday mass was only an excuse for a reunion, a sort of
 2       II|        gardener tried to make some excuse.~ ~“Hold your tongue!” interrupted
 3       II|           I was about to make some excuse, when she motioned me to
 4      III|           raillery, “that you will excuse this ridiculous scene. The
 5       VI|         anxious lover.~ ~“You will excuse me, Monsieur,” he said,
 6       XI|            The poor youth tried to excuse himself, but M. Lacheneur
 7      XVI|          out, he said:~ ~“Deign to excuse me, Monsieur, if I take
 8      XVI|            Monsieur, that you will excuse me for having followed you,
 9     XVII|            Blanche had prepared an excuse, and she uttered it in such
10     XVII| embarrassed; she did not know what excuse to give for her visit, and
11    XVIII|          would furnish him with an excuse for frequent and protracted
12       XX|         Because, Monsieur, because—excuse me—I——”~ ~“Zounds! will
13     XXII|      devotion afforded an abundant excuse for sending a man into exile.~ ~
14     XXII|            know who I am, boy.”~ ~“Excuse me. I do know who you are,
15     XXIX|           deny it; but he tried to excuse himself.~ ~“It was Jean
16     XXXI|         woman tried to falter some excuse, but finding none, she threw
17    XXXVI|            was enough.~ ~“You will excuse me,” resumed the host, in
18    XXXVI|       physician shook his head.~ ~“Excuse me, you are no longer in
19   XXXVII|          overwhelmed, faltered his excuse. Uncertainty seemed to him
20       XL|             That is the only valid excuse you can offer.”~ ~But Martial,
21     XLII|         marquis?”~ ~“Your husband? Excuse me, I have followed him;
22       LI|          she desired, stammered an excuse:~ ~“Nonsense!” Blanche exclaimed; “
23      LII|            to see.”~ ~“Madame will excuse me, but he said particularly
24      LII|      ordered post-horses. You will excuse me for leaving you here
25       LV|          curiosity was aroused.~ ~“Excuse me,” said he, “I did not