"Anyway, you know full well I never wear boutonnieres. The decoration has fallen into disrepute. The only remaining de…"

"Circumstantial evidence, Markham, is the utt‘rest tommyrot imag‘nable. Its theory is not unlike that of our present-d…"

"“Good God!” he mummered. “I don‘t know what to believe.” “In that respect,” returned Vance, “you‘re in the same dishe…"

"As I understand it, your policemen are chosen by their height and weight; they must meet certain requirements as to h…"

"A fairy tale in terms of blood—a world in anamorphosis—a perversion of all rationality.… It’s unthinkable, senseless,…"

"Only, as long as we‘re going insane we may as well go the whole way. A mere shred of sanity is of no value."

"I trust the clergy are not involved in this problem. They‘re notoriously unscientific. One can‘t attack them with mat…"

"“Do you play chess, by the by?” asked Vance. “Used to. But no more. A beautiful game, though—if it wasn't for the pla…"

"“You’re probably right,” sighed Vance. “I haven’t any coruscatin’ arguments to combat you with. Only, I’m disappointe…"

"“Oh, my dear fellow! I’m not indulgin’ in implications. I’m merely givin’ tongue to my youthful curiosity, don’t y’ k…"