Derrick Belanger > Quotes

“To whom it may concern, The bearer of this letter, Mr Franklin Liddle, is hereby employed by the Secret Service of her Royal Majesty Queen Victoria, and is on a special assignment for the British government. By Royal Decree, let it be known that should Mr Liddle break any laws while completing work of a most delicate nature, he is absolved of any wrongdoing. Officers of the law should not restrict Mr Liddle from completing such work even if it seems contrary to your sworn duty. Interfering with Mr Liddle’s aforementioned work may result in your own incarceration and possible execution. Signed, Mycroft Holmes   The”
― Derrick Belanger, Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance

“find that if in a hurry, it is always better to acquiesce with my wife than to make an argument.”
― Derrick Belanger, Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance

“It would take a devil to make a shot like that.” “Or a man with the skills and motives of a devil,”
― Derrick Belanger, Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance

“You cannot truly believe that people can talk to the dead?” I challenged him. “Why not?” my companion replied. “People do it all the time. The question that intrigues us is: can the dead talk back?”
― Derrick Belanger, Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.P. Lovecraft: Volume Two