On the record
To my mind all this seems so plain that I am disposed to ask pardon for arguing it.
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gutenberg.orgTo my mind all this seems so plain that I am disposed to ask pardon for arguing it.
Sumner humbly suggests that his argument is so clear that he feels the need to apologize for presenting it.
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