They lived at Burnt House--behind High Pardons, where that brook is all blocked up."
"No; Burnt House is under High Pardons Wood, before you come to Gale Anstey," Sophie corrected.
The gentleman at first thought he had committed a mistake, and was going to ask pardon and retreat, when, on a sudden, as the moon shone very bright, he cast his eyes on stays, gowns, petticoats, caps, ribbons, stockings, garters, shoes, clogs, &c., all which lay in a disordered manner on the floor.
She cried, "She was undone, and that the reputation of her house, which was never blown upon before, was utterly destroyed." Then, turning to the men, she cried, "What, in the devil's name, is the reason of all this disturbance in the lady's room?" Fitzpatrick, hanging down his head, repeated, "That he had committed a mistake, for which he heartily asked pardon," and then retired with his countryman.
"O pardon, O pardon," said the Bishop, "O pardon, I you pray.
"I owe you no pardon," retorted Robin, "but I will e'en treat you better than you would have treated me.
"Yes, yes," he said, "I will pardon you if you tell me all."
"Oh, pardon me, pardon me!" he murmured; "if not in the name of God, at least in your own name; if not as priest, then as son."
I have traveled during the night forty leagues to come and ask pardon of the comte, whom I supposed to be still living, and to pray God, on the tomb of Raoul, that he would send me all the misfortunes I have merited, except a single one.
de Bragelonne said of you, at Antibes, when he already meditated death: 'If pride and coquetry have misled her, I pardon her while despising her.
'Miss Van Tromp,' he continued, 'once I was in great distress, and knew nothing of you or your character; but I believe you will
pardon a few rough words to an old man who asks forgiveness from his heart.
"Pardon is yours!" answered Fire Eater; and sighing and wagging his head, he added: "Well, tonight I shall have to eat my lamb only half cooked, but beware the next time, Marionettes."
At the news that pardon had been given, the Marionettes ran to the stage and, turning on all the lights, they danced and sang till dawn.
By my faith, I could
pardon the unhappy Vortigern, had he half the cause that we now witness, for making shipwreck of his honour and his kingdom.''
"But what I say is," he said, turning to Rostov, "it would be best simply to petition the Emperor for
pardon. They say great rewards will now be distributed, and surely a
pardon would be granted...."
