obliger

Il me fit des excuses que l’on m’eût obligé de repasser trois fois chez lui, en rejeta la faute sur son maître de chambre et me témoigna le plaisir qu’il avait de faire connaissance avec moi.
He made excuses to me for having obliged me to return three times to his house, put the blame on his chamberlain, and showed me how pleased he was to make my acquaintance.
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