Will you, or will you not, quit me? I now demanded in a sudden passion…

Herman Melville
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Will you, or will you not, quit me? I now demanded in a sudden passion, advancing close to him. I would prefer not to quit you, he replied, gently emphasizing the not. ✨ Herman Melville (2016). Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories, p.42, Penguin
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Will you, or will you not, quit me? I now demanded in a sudden passion, advancing close to him. I would prefer not to quit you, he replied, gently emphasizing the not. ✨ Herman Melville (2016). Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories, p.42, Penguin

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