Come," he said, taking her by the hand and leading her to a distant sopha, "come and sit by me, and let us talk of bats. (Patrick O'Brian)

Come," he said, taking her by the hand and leading her to a distant sopha, "come and sit by me, and let us talk of bats.

Patrick O'Brian

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