Meaning of 'beg your indulgence'

[Guest]

Test No. incompl/inter-64 "How to apologize", question 9

All I can do now is simply beg your ......... and hope that in time we can get back to where we used to be.

(a) interest
(b) interpretation
(c) inclination
(d) indulgence

Test No. incompl/inter-64 "How to apologize", answer 9

All I can do now is simply beg your indulgence and hope that in time we can get back to where we used to be.

Correct answer: (d) indulgence
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[gillybean]

Hi there.

i dont think any of those answers are correct. The expression is 'to beg for forgiveness'.

[Alan]

Yes, there is an expression beg for forgiveness. Beg someone's indulgence is ask someone to be lenient to you/in a way to let you have your way. I am always intrigued when I get comments like yours telling me that something is incorrect in one of my tests. I always reply and explain what I intended and then there is silence! Are you going to do the same?
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[rich7]

Seemingly yes
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