I have a terrible cold, so I'm reading comfort novels

"That was the first time I heard Sherlock Holmes laugh, and although it was far from the last, it never ceased to surprise me, seeing that proud, ascetic face dissolve into helpless laughter. His amusement was always at least partially at himself, and this time was no exception. I was totally disarmed."

Amazon won't sell me the Sarah Tolerance ebooks because I'm outside the US, so I'm consoling myself with Mary Russell.