To apologize for leaving so early,I brought you a little gift.
为了表示我对提早走掉的歉意,我给你带了一件小礼物。
Hold (or Run) with the hare and run (or hunt) with the hounds.
两面讨好。
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.