Wonder as you like. I have no cause to believe you are or are not wounded. ARE you wounded, Lydia? Nor to believe any pardon is required.
I am obliging, yes. I might say I appreciate your tolerance. Your tolerance is appreciated.
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Owing that I did not know you were his
My cause for regret: that I spoke flippantly of Enri before you. That you were party to my flaunting, and to the boy's discomfort. It is an unfortunate position to witness one's [ ... ] family cornered into. It was my error, to place you, and to place him in this position.
I am
Believe me what I say I am
I regret that
It is to be admitted that
I'm sorry, Lydia. For whatever agitation I might have caused you, and for what must have seemed and may have constituted ill-using the boy in your presence.
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Your son is not unimportant to
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ARE you wounded, Lydia?Nor to believe any pardon is required.I am obliging, yes.
I might say I appreciate your tolerance.Your tolerance is appreciated.[ ... ]
Owing that I did not know you were hisMy cause for regret: that I spoke flippantly of Enri before you. That you were party to my flaunting, and to the boy's discomfort. It is an unfortunate position to witness one's [ ... ] family cornered into. It was my error, to place you, and to place him in this position.
I amBelieve me what I say I amI regret thatIt is to be admitted thatI'm sorry, Lydia. For whatever agitation I might have caused you, and for what must have seemed and may have constituted ill-using the boy in your presence.
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