Memorable Quotes from Nigel Bruce
9 quotesCommentary on Guest Preferences and Arrangements
Dr. Angus McLean
There's a good guest... brings his own cook and his own bedroom!
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Urban Wildlife Observations
Dr. Angus McLean
I've seen more game in the streets of ].
[[w:Glasgow|Glasgow]
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Nostalgia and Frustration in Familiar Times
Calvero's partner
If one more person tells me this is just like old times, I swear I'll jump out the window!
Postant
Here we are again, lads, just like old times!
[enters]
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A Conversation About Personal Space
Inquisitive Stranger
I say there, has something happened?
[Watson is lying in the street in order to reconstruct a murder - a stranger stops and stares]
Dr. Watson
Definitely. Would you mind moving back a few paces?
Inquisitive Stranger
Eh, not at all.
Dr. Watson
Thank you.
Inquisitive Stranger
Perhaps I could find a doctor?
Dr. Watson
I'm a doctor. What's the matter with you?
Inquisitive Stranger
I'm all right. I was thinking of you.
Dr. Watson
Why?
Inquisitive Stranger
But... But, aren't you ill?
Dr. Watson
Certainly not. I'm dead.
Inquisitive Stranger
Well. I'm afraid I must be getting off.
Dr. Watson
Don't let me detain you. Stupid fellow.
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A Culinary Debate Among Friends
Dr. John H. Watson
Try some of this curry. It's excellent.
Sherlock Holmes
Steak and kidney pudding, please.
[ignoring him and speaking to the waiter]
Major Duncan-Bleek
Of course, the Bengal curry doesn't compare with that of Madras. It's the quality of the mutton that makes the difference, don't you think?
Dr. John H. Watson
The, uh... the meat's unimportant. It's the spices that make the difference. Don't you agree with me Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes
What?
[he hasn't been paying attention to the discussion]
Dr. John H. Watson
I say, we-we-we were discussing curry.
Sherlock Holmes
Oh, yes, curry! Horrible stuff!
Dr. John H. Watson
Oh, really? One man's meat is another man's poison.
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Reflection on the Status Quo
Dr. Angus McLean
As Gladstone said, "stat-us quo, stat-us quo.
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Discussion of a Significant Diamond's History
Lady Margaret Carstairs
My husband gave it to me on our fifth wedding anniversary.
Sherlock Holmes
423 carats, isn't it?
Lady Margaret Carstairs
The original diamond was over 700 carats.
Sherlock Holmes
Really?
Lady Margaret Carstairs
Your father had it cut. Less ostentatious.
[to her son]
Dr. John H. Watson
Less ostentatious? It's as big as a duck's egg.
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Suspicion in Sherlock Holmes' Investigation
Sherlock Holmes
Did you discover anything, Watson?
Dr. John H. Watson
Yes. He's a very suspicious character. He tried to put me off the scent.
Sherlock Holmes
From the little I heard, he seemed reasonably successful.
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Elementary Observations in Deduction
Sherlock Holmes
Very effective, my dear Watson!
Dr. Watson
Elementary, my dear Holmes, elementary.
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