" He narrowed his eyes. “Why do you have mud on your breeches?” “Secret passage,” Gale said. “I do love a secret passage,” Soulden said. “Is that a euphemism?” “Not at all. I love secret passages, and also pert arses, and I never mix the two of them up. "

― J.A. Rock , A Case for Christmas (The Lords of Bucknall Club, #2)