Mr. Sloane didn't enter into the conversation but lounged back haughtily in his chair; the woman said nothing either—until unexpectedly, after two highballs, she became cordial.
A few feet down the bar, a customer who was on his third highball seemed ready to participate in this conversation to which we had all been listening so attentively.
If you can't take a nap at noon, you can at least try to lie down for an hour before the evening meal. It is cheaper than a highball; and, over a long stretch, it is 5,467 times more effective.
Well, Spencer gives her the Bloody Mary on the rocks, and he says, " Here you go" or " Here you are – a Bloody Mary in a highball." A " highball" is a type of glass, a tall glass that is often used for alcoholic beverages.