| I was pardonably curious in my survey, for it appeared my fate to be pent up with them on this miniature floating world for I knew not how many weeks or months. |
| And he has, I think, ceased to be of any use to young people who might pardonably doubt the official story. |
| Philip was disappointed, and Lawson, pardonably anxious to show off one of the celebrities of the Quarter, grew impatient. |
| And in that case, one might pardonably wonder, does he need to exist at all? |
| Returning to Italy, it becomes clear that Eliza Acton and Mrs Beeton were pardonably unsure in this matter. |
| Peter questioned with a vagueness that was pardonably exaggerated. |
