e here till nch ti we tnt iss enjoyg the scenery anyway those first o papers were the only urnt ones well settle down to bess later&ot;

&ot;its frightfully hot here,&ot; l said &ot;lets go outside&ot;

the three of the passed through the sg door hercule poirot turned his head his gaze rested thoughtfully on r fanthorps back; then it shifted to the loungg figure of r fergon who had his head thrown back and was still whistlg ftly to hiself

fally poirot looked over at the upright figure of iss van schuyler her rner iss van schuyler was glarg at r fergon

the sg door on the port side opened and rnelia robn hurried

&ot;youve been a long ti,&ot; snapped the old lady &ot;whereve you been?&ot;

&ot;i rry, arie the wool wasnt where you said it was it was another case altother -&ot;

&ot;y dear child, you are perfectly hopeless at fdg anythg! you are willg, i know, y dear, but you t try to be a little cleverer and icker it only needs ncentration&ot;

&ot;i rry, arie i afraid i a very stupid&ot;

&ot;nobody need be stupid if they try, y dear i have brought you on this trip, and i expect a little attention return&ot;

rnelia f射d

&ot;i very rry, arie&ot;

&ot;and where is iss bowers? it was ti for y drops ten utes ago please go and fd her at once the doctor said it was ost iportant -&ot;

but at this sta iss bowers entered, carryg a sall dice glass

&ot;your drops, iss van schuyler&ot;