Memorable Quotes from Howard Marion-Crawford
4 quotesA Gentleman’s Code in Uncomfortable Situations
Dr. Petrie
It's hot in here.
Inspector Ahmet
Then take your clothes off.
Dr. Petrie
A gentleman never takes his clothes off in public!
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Uneasy Dreams of a Villain's Return
Nayland Smith
I had a very vivid dream last night, Petrie. I dreamt that Fu Manchu was still alive.
Dr. Petrie
And you're taking that seriously?
Nayland Smith
Well, I've been uneasy all day.
Dr. Petrie
But you've told me a dozen times you saw him executed.
Nayland Smith
Yes... Yes, I know.
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Discovery of a Long-Lost Book
Denis Nayland-Smith
Ah, Petrie.
Dr. Petrie
I'm an idiot, an imbecile and an incompetent dolt.
Denis Nayland-Smith
Did you come all the way to Scotland Yard to tell me that?
Dr. Petrie
I'm terribly excited but I just found it. It's been on my own bookshelf all these years.
Denis Nayland-Smith
Professor A. G. Heracles.
[reading]
Dr. Petrie
The world's top authority.
Denis Nayland-Smith
Well, I dare say, Petrie, buy would you explain why this book of yours has suddenly become so important?
Dr. Petrie
Because, his theory may give us the clue that we are desperately searching for. Well, you see, he has a theory, that when the chemical properties of ordinary water are such that they lend themselves to transformation and... tampered with... and he goes on to say here... somewhere... yes, here we are: "water, enriched with a crystallized essence, prepared by the methods which are not as yet practicable to man, might dramatically change its temperature to a cold so intense as to be uncontrollable." There, now, provided that you've got sufficient quantity of water the pressure will build up, which will eventually, with the crystals, become, as he says, uncontrollable!
Denis Nayland-Smith
But these crystals of which he writes, what would they be composed of?
Dr. Petrie
Possibly a derivative of opium.
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Fu Manchu’s Ultimatum to Istanbul
Fu Manchu
This is my ultimatum; within the next few hours the Bosphorus and the city of Istanbul will be destroyed.
[Over the radio]
Dr. Petrie
It's not true! It can't be true!
Inspector Ahmet
Doctor Petrie, calm yourself.
Fu Manchu
The powers of the world have relied upon one man: Nayland-Smith. Nayland-Smith is dead.
[Over the radio]
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