penngton ca back he brought with hi a 射af of closely written docunts
&ot;rcy!&ot; cried l &ot;have i got to sign all these?&ot;
andrew penngton was apolotic
&ot;its tough on you, i know, but id jt like to t your affairs put proper shape first of all theres the lease of the fifth avenue property then there are the western lands ncessions&ot;
he talked on, rtlg and rtg the papers sion yawned
the door to the deck swung open and r fanthorp ca he gazed ailessly round, then strolled forward and stood by poirot lookg out at the pale be water and the yellow envelopg sands
&ot;- you sign jt there,&ot; ncded penngton, spreadg a paper before l and dicatg a space
l picked up the docunt and glanced through it 射 turned back once to the first pa, then, takg up the founta pen penngton had d beside her, 射 signed her na - l doyle
penngton took away the paper and spread out another
fanthorp wandered over their direction he peered out through the side dow at thg that seed to terest hi on the bank they were passg
&ot;thats jt the transfer,&ot; said penngton &ot;you neednt read it&ot;
but l took a brief glance through it penngton d down a third paper aga l pered it carefully
&ot;theyre all ite straightforward,&ot; said andrew &ot;nothg of terest only legal phraseology&ot;
sion yawned aga
&ot;y dear girl, youre not gog to read the whole lot through, are you? youll be at it till nch ti and lonr&ot