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unearths some literary gems.
From The Mystery of the Hated Man, by James Montgomery Flagg:
***It was the property of an old spinster who had moved to Putney and had resolutely refused to rent it to any one. She had left her furniture and belongings. Everything but her mongoose. (The mongoose is put in to sound like a clue. It isn't, believe me!)***His Lordship. What do you mean by suspicious manner?Sprowch. Well, he had no expression on his face!His Lordship. That was not suspicious — that was English — but proceed!***Counsel for Defence. I object, m'Lud, on the grounds that it is iridescent, non-corrosive and slightly perfumed--His Lordship. (To court officer) Remove G. K. Chesterton!***I read them with a sympathetic quiver, with the tears of complete understanding gushing from my left eye while my right eye smiles with glowing rapport!***
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