George A. Birmingham

“ Goddard, "we shall be sure of seeing Jimmy O'Loughlin at the hotel."
"I don't see why Mr. O'Loughlin should be mixed up in our business," said Miss Blow.
"Nor do I," said Mr. Goddard. "I've always protested against the way he's dragged in. But everybody does it. Sergeant Farrelly can't say a simple sentence without quoting Jimmy as his authority; and you did the same thing yourself repeatedly when you were elaborating your theory of murder."
"Besides," said Lord Manton, "Jimmy O'Loughlin is a magistrate. He's really far more of a magistrate than I am." ”

“ Sergeant Farrelly and Constable Cole marched rapidly down the street towards the barrack.
"I think, ladies," said Lord Manton, "that Mr. Goddard and I will leave you for the present. We shall see you this evening again, so we need not say good-bye."
"That," said Lord Manton to Mr. Goddard as they walked together across the deer park, "was a good stratagem. I don't altogether envy Moriarty when it comes to its climax; but Cole certainly deserves promotion."
"I don't see that it's much use in reality," said Mr. Goddard. "It's only putting off the evil day, you know. ”

“ Goddard, "when the bicycle's quite past mending, you can tell her that he was obliged to start to Rosivera without her and take Cole along with him."
"She'll have the face ate off me when I do," said Moriarty.
"If she does," said Mr. Goddard, "it won't make much matter to you or any one else. The new one you'll get can't be worse to look at than the one you have."
"I don't know," said Sergeant Farrelly, "how will the sergeant's wife at Ballymoy like having them tricks played with her bicycle. She's a cousin of my own." ”