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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
Passion, Quitting, Advancing
Herman Melville (2016). “Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories”, p.42, Penguin
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.