“I would have stolen it for you, had I known you were interested." His voice was muffled by the door to the lumber room down the hallway, and I heard thumps and a crash. I raised my voice a trifle more than mere volume required. "I'm interested because she was. Both of them, come to that--Damian's art is infused with mystic symbols and traditions." Holmes' voice answered two inches away from my ear, making me jerk and spray a handful of maps across the floor. "Religion can be a dangerous thing, it is true," he remarked darkly, and went out again.” HumorReligionSherlock HolmesMary Russell Book:The Language of Bees Source: The Language of Bees
“XVXVI, or 10-5-10-5-1, yielded H-E-H-E-A, which, unless she wanted to show her derisive laughter, made no sense.” MysteryPuzzlesHolmesDetectivePasticheCodesRoman NumeralsMary RussellVillans Book:The Beekeeper's Apprentice Source: The Beekeeper's Apprentice
“[Hugh] winced as I squealed the tyres, but after all, it wasn't his motorcar. Holmes did more than wince before we were out of Oxford, but I didn't hit anybody, and only brushed the farm cart slightly. It wasn't his automobile either, and what do men know about driving?” DrivingDetectiveSherlock HolmesPasticheMary Russell Book:The Beekeeper's Apprentice Source: The Beekeeper's Apprentice