Why couldn Basil pronounce Olivias surname, Flaversham, correctly?
You’d think because he’s the greatest detective ever, he would say her name correctly, right? For the humor side of the film, he treated her no more than a pest at times, thus including a deliberate flub in her name. Basil knew she was having it rough after losing her father, and it seemed a small way of teasing her to produce a little spark of annoyance to her otherwise sad expressions. It is a well known fact that Basil could pronounce her name all along, and rightfully did when calling out to Olivia’s father at the start of the balloon chase scene. And even after pronouncing it correctly, he went right back to a flub at the end, but more endearing then accidental. Why did Toby detest Dawson so much? The reason was never mentioned by any of the characters, although, a dropped hint occurred while Basil deduced how he knew Dawson was a surgeon: “You’ve sewn your torn cuff together with the Lambert stitch, which of course, only a surgeon uses. And the thread is a unique form of catgut d
