"Marcus! I thought you must have been developing other interests, but I never expected to find you with your arms locked round a fish -" Then the lull sank to a silence. (Lindsey Davis)

"Marcus! I thought you must have been developing other interests, but I never expected to find you with your arms locked round a fish -" Then the lull sank to a silence.

Lindsey Davis

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