“Begging your pardon, sir....One population can't make peace with another by force.”
“I beg your pardon; one knows exactly what to think.”
“Begging your pardon, sir, but you’re crazy enough to be a Wraith.""Until you’ve crewed with me for a few years, kid, you have no idea what ‘crazy’ means.”
“You are TSTL. I beg your pardon. Too stupid to live.”
“I beg your pardon," I said. "But you do intend to eat me?”
“I beg your pardon I didn't recognise you - I've changed a lot.”