beg pardon

beg pardon

1. Abbreviation of I beg your pardon.
   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     `What is the matter, Job?' I said. `Beg pardon, sir,' he said, touching his hair. `I thought you were asleep, sir; and I am sure you seem as though you want it.'

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