“It is not summer, England doesn't have summer, it has continuous autumn with a fortnight's variation here and there.” HumorSummerSeasonsEnglandDialogueWeatherNatasha Pulley Book:The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Source: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
“Nobody wants a house in Osaka,' he said, and it was strange to hear him switch suddenly to foreign pronunciation in the middle of his English. 'It would mean you had to live in Osaka.' 'What's wrong with it?' 'It's like . . . Birmingham.” HumorDialogueComparisonBirminghamWitty BanterOsakaNatasha Pulley Book:The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Source: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
“I'll give you a cake if you get him in the stream by the end of the afternoon,' Mori said to Six. 'Hold on,' Thaniel said. 'No making criminals of the orphans, Fagin.' 'But I want some cake,' Six frowned. 'And his name isn't Fagin.” HumorDialogueReferencesWitty BanterNatasha PulleyLiterary AllusionFagin Book:The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Source: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street