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Sherlock Holmes : Yes, but this is a great country, Watson.
Dr. John H. Watson : It certainly is, my dear fellow.
Sherlock Holmes : Look, up there ahead, the Capitol, the very heart of this democracy.
Dr. John H. Watson : Democracy, the only hope for the future, hey, Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes : "It's not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future... but, in the days to come, the British and American people will, for their own safety and for the good of all, walk together in majesty, and in justice, and in peace."
Dr. John H. Watson : That's magnificent. I quite agree with you.
Sherlock Holmes : Not with me, with Mr. Winston Churchill. I was quoting from the speech he made not so long ago in that very building.
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Sherlock Holmes : [Ahrens of the Home Office is explaining the situation about Pettibone having secretly taken a legal document to Washington] What form is this document in?
Mr. Ahrens : It was typed... on two sheets of legal paper.
Dr. John H. Watson : Two sheets? That's too bulky to swallow.
Sherlock Holmes : And dry, Watson, fearfully dry. Especially *legal* papers.
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Sherlock Holmes : We've got it, Watson.
Dr. John H. Watson : Oh, have we?
Sherlock Holmes : Yes. Come along.
Dr. John H. Watson : Oh yes, well, it's clear as mud to me.
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Dr. John H. Watson : We had a carrier pigeon in the last war. Back in 1915 belonging to the Brigade Signal Corp.
Sherlock Holmes : Did you?
Dr. John H. Watson : Yeah, the poor bird kept flying round and round in circles all day long. Found out later on that it was cross-eyed. Tragic thing.
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Dr. John H. Watson : These Brooklyn fellas seem to be arguing with the umpire - extraordinary thing.
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Dr. John H. Watson : Deplorable... Simply deplorable. It's the sort of thing that shakes your faith, by George. I say Holmes - shakes your faith in everything!
Sherlock Holmes : You alarm me, Watson. I've never seen you affected by the news, however startling.
Dr. John H. Watson : Startling my dear fellow - it's devastating. Have you seen the scores? The Navy got 428 for six wickets against the Army at Lords.
Sherlock Holmes : May I draw attention to the fact that really momentous things are happening in the world today?