In a manga I'm reading a boy accidentally broke a friends toy, after which he
says in an apologetic fashion :

> あなたの言う事何でも聞くよ！
>
> このとーりよ！

I understand the first part, but the second part which apparently means "like
this" or "in this way" doesn't really seem to fit. Does anyone have a better
translation?
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usage expressions
このとおりよ as an expression
I think the この通り means (or, comes from) something like
「この通り、謝ります（だから許してください）。」 "I'm apologizing _like this / as you see_ (so please
forgive me)" or 「この通り、お願いします（だから頼みを聞いてください）。」 "I am begging you _like this /
as you see_ (so please do me a favor)."

This phrase is used when you apologize someone or ask a favor of someone, and
you'd usually say it while lowering your head, or joining your palms together
as if in prayer, or maybe doing _dogeza_..., your word この通り indicating your
gesture/action of apologizing or pleading.

Examples:

> 「本当に申し訳ありません！この通りです！」(I am very sorry! I apologize!)  
>  「ごめんなさい！この通り！」 (I'm sorry! I apologize!)  
>  「許して！この通りだから！」 (Forgive me! I'm begging you!)  
>  「お願い！この通り！」(Please! I'm begging you!)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CBCJO.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CBCJO.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vBVey.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vBVey.png)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/B74y7.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/B74y7.jpg)

↓ Though I think people normally bow deeper than this:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KrpB3.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KrpB3.jpg)
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