"Don't make a row, father," said Kirk wearily. "These gentlemen are the police."
Dr. Kirk's white mustache lifted in a snarl. "Police! As if any one with two eyes and ears couldn't tell. Ears particularly. You can always tell a policeman by his indefatigable mangling of the simplest participles."
(from The Chinese Orange Mystery, by Ellery Queen)
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