Meanings of oblige a friend in English

S.-Praywhy should a man neglect his business to oblige a friend?

Do you think I'd risk and deserve disbarment even to oblige a friend?

And you lied to me about it-yousaid you wanted to oblige a friend.

I'll tell you what; I'll do as much to oblige a friend as any one.

It is really too elementary, Whatson, but I am always willing to oblige a friend.

Of course I know it is very wrong, but you'll do it to oblige a friend.

To oblige a friend, he agreed to convey a hare to another friend in the English metropolis.

Just to oblige a friend, bright boy.

Cards are also going all day long, and there is generally a Fancy-man-orblackleg-readyto oblige a friend.

All Ferdinand Frog would say was that he'd be glad to oblige a friend, but he couldn't-andwouldn't-behurried.

I don't mind puttin' myself to some trouble to oblige a friend, but I hate like thunder to be imposed on.

He was willing to go to great lengths, to take risks in order to oblige a friend whom he liked and respected.

Of course, I always like to oblige a friend, and I did not like to disappoint this one, so I meekly promised.

To oblige a friend by inflicting an injury on his enemy is often more easy than to confer a benefit on the friend himself.

He told me that he had once read part of it to oblige a friend, and from this part he could judge of the whole.

First, I was willing to oblige a friend and comrade who is for me the pattern of wisdom, sincerity, good humour, justice, tranquillity, and geniality.