“I beg your pardon, Sir Francis; but you said that they should beg my pardon.”
“Yes,” he said hotly; “and they shall.”
“If you please, Sir Francis,” I said, “I would rather they did not.”
“Why, sir?”
“I think they have been humbled enough.”
“By their own conduct?” said Sir Francis. “Yes, you are right. I will not mention it again.”