- [under sufference, George has got married to Myrtle; the registrar has just pronounced them husband and wife]
- George Brain: [to the registrar] You haven't heard the last of this. I shall appeal.
- Frederick 'Booky' Binns: We can't use our own names. It's too risky.
- George Brain: We'll use those classy ones we had for the Metropole Hotel job.
- Mildred Gamely: [coming into the room] Oh there you are. How do you do. I'm Mrs Gamely.
- George Brain: How do you do, Mrs Gamely. I'm Professor Hook.
- [points to Dipper and Booky]
- George Brain: Dr Line, Mr Sinker.
- [the robbers discover that the tree where George hid the money is now in the car-park of a new police station]
- Timothy 'Dipper' Day: We 'aven't done anything wrong. It's *our* money. *We* stole it.
- George Brain: [sarcastically] You're right. You're absolutely right. All you've got to do is go in there and say "Excuse me, Sarge, but fifteen years ago we happen to have left fifty thousand nicker in your tree. Can we have it back please?"