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The Screaming Staircase - Jonathan Stroud

" Ooh," George said. " Feisty. "


" That’s right " I said. "Step over here and I’ll show you exactly how feisty I am."


The boy blinked at me. " I might just do that. "


" I don’t see you moving. "


" Well, it’s a deep sofa. It’s taking me a while to get out of it. "

 

lol deep sofa, i shall use this excuse in my future fights