[ his hand is over his mouth again to try and stifle his laughter. ]

Did you meet the French guy? And the Sherlock one? [ rip sherlock, sherloque, whatever. ] They're, uh… Look, no offence, but I wouldn't have believed you if you were a French Wells and you threatened to kill me while talking in your French accent. It doesn't have the same sinister feel as the whole husky, I've-smoked-ten-cigarettes-in-the-last-hour voice does.

[ a compliment, if you will. ]