"I don't quite understand you, dear boy."
Snape did not inform Dumbledore that he had long ago twigged to the fact that "dear boy," was Dumbledore's "tell:" the proof positive that he was evading or obfuscating or outright lying. It was too useful to give away. He simply said, "The stammer? [Quirrell] never had one before."
"I believe his experiences in the Balkans were stressful."
"The purple turban?"
"An amusing souvenir."
"The pervasive odor of garlic?"
"A lingering dread of vampires."
Snape drilled Dumbledore with a gimlet stare. "And what about the fact that not ten seconds after meeting him, Harry screamed with pain, clutched at his scar, and fainted?"
"Oh, dear."
Snape did not inform Dumbledore that he had long ago twigged to the fact that "dear boy," was Dumbledore's "tell:" the proof positive that he was evading or obfuscating or outright lying. It was too useful to give away. He simply said, "The stammer? [Quirrell] never had one before."
"I believe his experiences in the Balkans were stressful."
"The purple turban?"
"An amusing souvenir."
"The pervasive odor of garlic?"
"A lingering dread of vampires."
Snape drilled Dumbledore with a gimlet stare. "And what about the fact that not ten seconds after meeting him, Harry screamed with pain, clutched at his scar, and fainted?"
"Oh, dear."
Gotrek: [This crossbow bolt] is a dwarf weapon.
Felix: How can you tell?
Gotrek: Look at the manufacture, manling. No human ever made a point that fitted so well, or feathered a bolt so perfectly. Also, there are dwarf runes on the tip.
Felix: How can you tell?
Gotrek: Look at the manufacture, manling. No human ever made a point that fitted so well, or feathered a bolt so perfectly. Also, there are dwarf runes on the tip.
It didn't take long to track down the Lizard. I just had to follow the faint trail, the subtle signs... and the panicked screams of everyone who saw him.
— Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man Family #1
"[The dog] has been in the habit of carrying this stick behind his master. Being a heavy stick the dog has held it tightly by the middle, and the marks of his teeth are very plainly visible. The dog’s jaw, as shown in the space between these marks, is too broad in my opinion for a terrier and not broad enough for a mastiff. It may have been—yes, by Jove, it is a curly-haired spaniel."
He had risen and paced the room as he spoke. Now he halted in the recess of the window. There was such a ring of conviction in his voice that I glanced up in surprise.
"My dear fellow, how can you possibly be so sure of that?"
"For the very simple reason that I see the dog himself on our very door-step, and there is the ring of its owner."
He had risen and paced the room as he spoke. Now he halted in the recess of the window. There was such a ring of conviction in his voice that I glanced up in surprise.
"My dear fellow, how can you possibly be so sure of that?"
"For the very simple reason that I see the dog himself on our very door-step, and there is the ring of its owner."
Detective 773: Her current partner is the master of disguise, Detective Honor. The detective is pretending to be Red July.
Detective Nell: What?? That's incredible! I actually talked to both of them before and I never would've guessed! But how did you know?
Detective 773: Three things: The eyes. The actions. And the name tag.
Detective Nell: What?? That's incredible! I actually talked to both of them before and I never would've guessed! But how did you know?
Detective 773: Three things: The eyes. The actions. And the name tag.
—Methods: The Detective Competition
