Apologetically

Examples

• I asked Mr. Farebrother to talk to her, because she had forbidden me--I didn't know what else to do, said Fred, apologetically. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• You see, remarked Caroline apologetically, his feelings are so often hurt it makes him morose. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It seems a little thing to cry about, said poor Miss Jellyby apologetically, but I am quite worn out. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Well, they have got a bad name, said Maurice quite apologetically; but I don't think this one is a _chevalier d'industrie_. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• He's quite a youngster, said the Saracen apologetically, and you must excuse him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I remonstrated against this in writing, and the Secretary apologetically restored me to my rightful position of General-in-Chief of the Army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Even you cast me off over there, and I felt just ready to go to the deuce, he began apologetically. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• To use an expression,' Mr Fledgeby apologetically explained, 'which is adopted in the Money Market. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He's out of employment, I believe, said Mr. Bucket apologetically for Michael Jackson, and so gets talking. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Well, of course, you know a blind man never misses color because he does not know what he loses, said the lady apologetically. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Your daughter had some difficulty in saying Roylands, said Maurice apologetically. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I pointed everything out to her, said Mr. Brooke, apologetically--I mean the poverty, and abandoning her position. George Eliot. Middlemarch.

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