From Murder by Matchlight, by E. C. R. Lorac:

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"Mr. and Mrs. Rameses, conjurors and illusionists--they've a contract with Flodeum Ltd.... Odette Grey... [is] in the chorus at the Frivolity."

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Macdonald had much ado to keep his eyes from studying the intricacies of her hair curling arrangements, for the coils and adjustments and spring-like contrivances reminded him of a dismembered wireless set.

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[Anthropomorphized Telephone Meets Rhetorical Question, Answered dept.]

"Now the blinking telephone can rings its 'ead off and 'oo cares--not me."

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[To say nothing of socks!]

The ex-actor had a lively taste in shirts, ties, and pyjamas, to say nothing of socks.

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[As advertised]

"They say two negatives don't make an affirmative, but the number of negatives in this house induces a few positives in my mind."

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[I think we've seen something like this before, though I don't think it was the British Museum in that instance (nor do I recall which author it was).]

"And that Mr. Carringford--he's about as cheerful as the British Museum."

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"I've been called a lot of things in my time, but not a pattern," said Mr. Rameses.

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