Will you not come upstairs ?" "I wish to speak to you privately.

First, I have to apologize to you for what passed last night." "Pray dont, Sholto: it doesnt matter.

I am afraid we were rude to you." "Pardon me.

It is I who am in fault.

I never before made an apology to any human being; and I should not do so now without a painful conviction that I forgot what I owed to myself." "Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself--I mean for never having apologized before.