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 Current Search - excuse in Pride and Prejudice
1  No motive can excuse the unjust and ungenerous part you acted there.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 34
2  His pride," said Miss Lucas, "does not offend me so much as pride often does, because there is an excuse for it.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5
3  I have not a doubt of Mr. Bingley's sincerity," said Elizabeth warmly; "but you must excuse my not being convinced by assurances only.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18
4  She was then but fifteen, which must be her excuse; and after stating her imprudence, I am happy to add, that I owed the knowledge of it to herself.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 35
5  After waiting at home every morning for a fortnight, and inventing every evening a fresh excuse for her, the visitor did at last appear; but the shortness of her stay, and yet more, the alteration of her manner would allow Jane to deceive herself no longer.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 26
6  On entering the drawing-room she found the whole party at loo, and was immediately invited to join them; but suspecting them to be playing high she declined it, and making her sister the excuse, said she would amuse herself for the short time she could stay below, with a book.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
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