Profoundly skilled in analytic;

He could distinguish and divide

A hair twixt south and south-west side.

Butler.

[61. Forgery]

The forged signature was copied from the blotter which Mead had used.

Thou strong seducer, opportunity.

Dryden.

[62. The Christmas Eve Tragedy]

The Professor said to Brown, ‘Sheriff, look for a man in your community who is skilled or adept in the use of stilts. Only a man on stilts could have made the marks in the snow you described.’