" During the week which followed every man did his full duty, and we heard very little grumbling, although I am sorry to set it down that some of the faint-hearted did wag their tongues more than was seemly; but on the whole the garrison showed themselves to be fairly good soldiers.

I am sorry, you must come with me.'

"I am sorry to be so silly," said Sarah, recovering herself.

It was no uncommon thing for a shower of chaff to come from the ranks directed at their own commanding officers, and I am sorry to say, also, that it was no very unusual thing for a shower of bullets to come also.

"I am sorry to inform you of the death, of our nephew, my sister Gower's son, of the small-pox," she said in a letter to Lady Mar in July, 1723.

I am sorry for your fortune.

I am sorry to find by yours that you have had such ill success in your first campaign; but would not have you be cast down, since you need not doubt but on the return of Dorilaus you will have remittances for your ransom, or whatever else you may have occasion for.' I am, SIR, Your most humble and obedient Servant, A. TRAINWELL.

"I am sorry now that I cut and made the little blue waist, but I did not think she would so soon be wishing me a cripple.

"I am sorry, sir," he added confusedly, in view of the blank disappointment with which the information was received.

We didn't sign no papers, for which I am sorry, but that was the agreement; and now Timothy says that one-eighth of one per cent. isn't enough.

He is, I am sorry to say, truly poor, while his labor is incessant.

The native speaker does not, therefore, say I am glad, I am sorry, &c., but merely I glad, I sorry, &c.

I am sorry that I am compelled to leave you alone so often.

It doesn't do any good to say I am sorry.

I am sorry to say, there are some clergymen in our city who would willingly assist in such a disgraceful proceeding.

"I am sorry to be obliged to give more testimony without the name.

I am sorry you have sacrificed so much for me; but if you had been worthy of a woman's regard, you would not have lost me.

"I am sorry I did not ask Nelly to telegraph me.

"But I must confess I am sorry that all of us are in such a pickle as this.

" "Very well; I am sorry to hear this about Mr. Gordon, for, as you know, I held him in high regard.

I am sorry you are likely to lose your poor cousin Lady Hinchinbrook:

I am sorry, either that he was so able a man, or so successful a man.

" "I am sorry that you should have been so ungracious.

This fault, I am sorry to say, he encourages, by constantly smoking cigars and drinking strong black tea.

"I am sorry you don't realize," I said, "that the worst thing Henry Irving could do would be better than the best of any one else.