However, it is the
tall one, the one of the private lessons, that is the most remarkable.
Bundle of Letters
He commenced dressing at top by donning his beaver hat, a very
tall one, by the by, and then --still minus his trowsers -- he hunted up his boots.
Moby Dick I LXVII
You needn't put on airs, Charlie, though you are a
tall one, for Rose likes Archie better than you; she said she did because he treated her respectfully."
Eight Cousins
Such a person found, he proposed to bring him there on the ensuing night, when the
tall one was taken off, and Miss Miggs had purposely retired; and then that Dolly should be gagged, muffled in a cloak, and carried in any handy conveyance down to the river's side; where there were abundant means of getting her smuggled snugly off in any small craft of doubtful character, and no questions asked.
Barnaby Rudge A Tale Of The Riots Of Eighty
The
tall one, then, had done the murder, if murder there was.
A Study In Scarlet
Harrison's -- the big,
tall one -- had wandered over here that day again and broke into the yard, and it got into the back porch, unbeknowns to us, and it was there when the minister appeared in the doorway.
Anne of The Island
"Let's have a game at billiards," one of his friends said--the
tall one, with lacquered mustachios.
Vanity Fair
Being a very
tall one, and of luxuriant growth, it had been propped up against the side of the house, and was literally covered with a rare and very beautiful species of white rose.
House Of Seven Gables
M'Leod--"that tall one, I saw out of the scullery window--did she tell you she was always here in the spirit?
"That must have been when the tall one thought worst about her sister and the house."
Actions and Reactions
" 'She is sleeping like a log; you can see that quite well,' so says the
tall one.
The Country Doctor
Pavel, the
tall one, was said to be an anarchist; since he had no means of imparting his opinions, probably his wild gesticulations and his generally excited and rebellious manner gave rise to this supposition.
My Antonia
The low houses of London look so much more homely than the
tall ones that I never pass them without dropping a blessing on their builders, but this house was ridiculous; indeed it did not call itself a house, for over the door was a board with the inscription "This space to be sold," and I remembered, as I rang the bell, that this notice had been up for years.
The Little White Bird
He said: "The probability is I'm going to get a
tall one (dancing partner).
James opens up on Strictly
We must be careful not to wake the white cat," the
tall one said, softly.
THE little sisters went into the room to play at ball