The persons (both, if you will be pleased to excuse them, in bed) are myself and my son.

I must excuse myself in the best way I can.

This doesn't excuse cheating in any way: but it is food for thought.

He could excuse his own thoughtlessness, at least in part.

For a man to excuse himself in this way and stop listening is much better than trying to explain away her hurt.

He supposed he could excuse it this once, in a good cause.

The answer is, you should excuse the expression, in the future.

This is not to excuse her but to place her in context.

She excused herself in a few minutes and was gone for a quarter of an hour.

After a few more minutes passed, Catherine excused herself in the most natural manner possible.