1 But what I say is," he said, turning to Rostov, "it would be best simply to petition the Emperor for pardon.
2 The auditor wrote out a petition for you," continued Tushin, "and you ought to sign it and ask this gentleman to take it.
3 In it was the petition to the Emperor drawn up by the auditor, in which Denisov, without alluding to the offenses of the commissariat officials, simply asked for pardon.
4 Rostov had come to Tilsit the day least suitable for a petition on Denisov's behalf.
5 "To hand in a letter, a petition, to His Majesty," said Nicholas, with a tremor in his voice.
6 Petya no longer thought of presenting his petition.
7 Get up, and don't be a goose, Jo, was the cavalier reply to her petition.
8 Every one was speechless with surprise at seeing a man there, but Ulysses began at once with his petition.
9 She had obtained private intelligence that Mr. Darcy did not wish for cards; and Mr. Hurst soon found even his open petition rejected.
10 He had the cunning to unlock and re-lock the door, without shutting it; and when he should have gone to bed, he begged to sleep with Hareton, and his petition was granted for once.
11 Villefort dictated a petition, in which, from an excellent intention, no doubt, Dantes' patriotic services were exaggerated, and he was made out one of the most active agents of Napoleon's return.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 13. The Hundred Days. 12 The petition finished, Villefort read it aloud.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 13. The Hundred Days. 13 This petition to Napoleon, kept back by Villefort, had become, under the second restoration, a terrible weapon against him in the hands of the king's attorney.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 28. The Prison Register. 14 Mr. Micawber had stated his idea of this petition to the club, and the club had strongly approved of the same.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 11. I BEGIN LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT, AND DON'T LIK... 15 In due time, Mr. Micawber's petition was ripe for hearing; and that gentleman was ordered to be discharged under the Act, to my great joy.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 12. LIKING LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT NO BETTER, I FO...