unearths some literary gems.
***
[This exchange doesn't really make sense--the people speaking, a pair of Broadway dancers, are not in the employ of Scotland Yard, and in any case they don't seem to understand the correct meaning of the 'royal we'--but I thought you'd still enjoy hearing about the "Broadway we."]
"When you say 'we,' Penny, do you mean the 'royal we,' as in Scotland Yard?"
Penny shook her head. "I mean the 'Broadway we,' as in you and me."
***
[Rhetorical Questions, Answered dept. The fashion mag provided a clue that the protagonists now wish they'd never stumbled on.]
"Oh, Penny, why did you have to buy that fashion magazine? Why didn't you buy the Saturday Evening Post or Popular Mechanics?"
"Because we work Saturday nights and we don't have a car."
***
Bonus: "the thin mustache that looked more like an afterthought than a mark of distinction"
