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.’