What was it that drew you back? My marvellous personality, I suppose? …

Jonathan Stroud
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What was it that drew you back? My marvellous personality, I suppose? Or my sparkling conversation? ✨ Jonathan Stroud (2005). Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three: Ptolemy's Gate, Disney-Hyperion
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