observe-pardon

Updated: June 26, 2025

"Accident, Sir!" repeated I, much astonished. "Yes, accident, Madam;-for surely,-I must take the liberty to observe-pardon me, Madam,-it ought to be no common one-that should tempt a lady-so young a one too,-to be guilty of ill-manners."

Fanny Burney - Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World