On the whole, then;—observe me,' urges Twemlow with great nicety, as if; in the case of its having been off the whole, he would have done it directly—' on the whole, I must beg you to excuse me from addressing any communication to Lord Snigsworth.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

I admired the statue of the Virgin, the patroness of butchers, and he told me an amusing story about this, which I will relate some other time, and then Dr. Bonnet said to me: “I must beg you to excuse me for a few minutes while I go and see a patient, and then I will take you to Chatel-Guyon, so as to show you the general aspect of the town, and all the mountain chain of the Puy-de-Dome before lunch.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

And forasmuch as I think he has them not, I send you mine, begging you to entreat him on my part that he will read them, and I firmly believe that the Holy Ghost, which abideth in the letter, will do by him as great things as he has done by those who wrote them; for God is not less powerful or good than He has been, and his promises never deceive.
— from History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume 3 by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné

Ernestine was so impressed by M. de Maillefort's grave, almost solemn manner that, turning to M. de Mornand, she said, casting down her eyes: "I must beg you to excuse me, monsieur, for I feel too fatigued to keep the promise I made you."
— from Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugène Sue

But if you have already determined of me; and that not only my death, but an infamous slander, must bring you the enjoying of your desired happiness; then I desire of God that he will pardon your great sin therein, and likewise my enemies the instruments thereof; and that He will not call you to a strict account for your unprincely and cruel usage of me, at his general judgment-seat, where both you and myself must shortly appear; and in whose judgment, I doubt not, whatsoever the world may think of me, mine innocence shall be openly known and sufficiently cleared.
— from History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by James Anthony Froude

I must beg you to explain what you mean by your words."
— from Saracinesca by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

I must beg you to excuse me.
— from Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater Or, The Most Dangerous Performance on Record by Vance Barnum

It would be worse than useless for me to go on racking my brains in the endeavour to secure a given result, when behind my back your thoughtless extravagance is stultifying all my efforts."
— from Vixen, Volume III. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

I must beg you to excuse me."
— from Mortmain by Arthur Cheney Train

Attend upon him while he does me the pleasure of remaining here, and see that everything is supplied properly.--Now, Sir Roger, I must beg you to excuse me for a short time, but I shall have the pleasure of seeing you at dinner."
— from The Gipsy: A Tale (Vols I & II) by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

Another hour lagged by, and at last Tricotrin faltered: "I fear I must beg you to excuse me for leaving you, my uncle; it is most annoying, but I am compelled to go out.
— from A Chair on the Boulevard by Leonard Merrick

But since you have also asked me about the conversation of the holy Antony, wishing to learn how he began his training, and who he was before it, and what sort of an end he made to his life, and whether what is said of him is true, in order that you may bring yourselves to emulate him, with great readiness I received your command.
— from The Hermits by Charles Kingsley