Mycroft Holmes Quotes in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Mycroft Holmes: Good evening, Mrs Watson. I'm the other Holmes.

Mary Watson: You mean there's *two* of you? How marvelous! Could this evening get any better?

Mycroft Holmes: Where are you *going*, Stanley?

Mycroft Holmes: [referring to Watson] You know, he's nothing like as slow witted as you've been leading me to believe, Sherly.

Mycroft Holmes: And this is my brother Sherlock, ma'am.

Queen Victoria: Ah, yes! Sherlock Holmes. We have been following your exploits with great interest.

Holmes: Thank you, ma'am.

Queen Victoria: Are you engaged in one of your fascinating cases at the moment?

Holmes: In a manner of speaking, ma'am.

Queen Victoria: When can we expect to read Dr Watson's account of the case?

Holmes: I hope never, ma'am. It has not been one of my more successful endeavours.

Mycroft Holmes: Ah Jenkins, we shall need a cab.

Professor Moriarty: When must I - -- -Leave?

Mycroft Holmes: Now!

Sherlock Holmes: My dear Mycroft, this is a surprise! Watson, some sherry... Is this a social call?

Mycroft Holmes: Yes, yes, oh yes, purely social.

[pause]

Mycroft Holmes: How are you?

Sherlock Holmes: Very well.

[pause]

Sherlock Holmes: Well, now that the social call is over, hadn't we better get down to business?

Mycroft Holmes: For Heaven's sake, stop sawing away on that infernal instrument! It was a sad day when Mother gave it to you, a sad day for her, a sad day for you, a sad day for us all... What I cannot understand is why, since you've had that violin with you so long, you never learned to play!