That was all the colonel said, and though his friend was voluble in self-exculpation and condemnation, he did not answer him a word till they arrived at the police office.
"A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories"
William D. Howells
"I shall not weary you with a detailed exculpation of my acts," continued his visitor; "but you have a list on your table, no doubt, of the people whom I forced to assist the Embankment poor?"
"The Sins of Séverac Bablon"
Sax Rohmer
If what you call your exculpation requires Captain Martin's presence, I confess I see no objection to it."
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever