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  • When Mr. Traill asks a policeman to keep an eye out for Auld Jock and Bobby, the policeman says, "I've got better things to do."
    Mr. Traill: Aye, and so have I. And I pay my taxes where your wages come from, so mind your manners!"
  • "ForwhatweareabouttoreceivemaytheLordmakeustrulythankful. Amen." "I didn't hear you!" "I wasn't speaking to you."
  • "Dinnae stand there with your mouths open!" Followed shortly after by, "Get on with your work."
  • Mr. Brown proves he can be sarcastic, too:
    Mr. Brown: And we all know that the law of Scotland couldn't last another day without you, Sergeant MacLaine.
  • The courtroom scenes. Both of them. Highlights include:
    Sergeant MacLaine: I followed the said dog to Mr. Traill's dining rooms and saw the said dog eating there, and being sheltered by the accused, who did not deny the presence of the said dog.
    Mr. Traill: There's an awful lot of "said" about this wee dog. Did he no say anything to you?

    Mr. Traill: I think I have a good enough tongue in my head to be my own lawyer.
    The Judge: Your tongue is certainly long enough!

    Mr. Traill: Davy, the next time you're near my dining rooms, come in. And let the wee dog you're persecuting give you a lesson in manners and morals. Bobby at least has never bit the hand that feeds him... and you have, Davy. And you've had many a free meal from me.

    The Lord Provost: Sergeant MacLaine has the prisoner in custody, I see. [cut to Bobby sitting on a desk]

    Tammy: Greyfriars Bobby from the... Lord Provost?! [...] Ailie, 'tis the Lord Provost himself, and I called him "Mister"!
  • "What would Bobby do with keys?"

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