"Holmes is a decent sort, " Lestrade confided. "Of course, he's still an amateur but he'll go far. Even helped me out once or twice on a case. Pity he's not cut out for the force."
"I thought you said he's clever."
"Oh, he is, deucedly clever. But he's confoundedly arrogant. You know, he had the nerve to tell me – to my face, mind! – I'd completely bungled my last case. I tell you, Dr. Watson, there's no respect for the law anymore."
"Leave it to me."
"The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade?" Dr. Doyle said. "Well, it might be of interest."