f close tiacy with her father?&ot;

&ot;thats lhuish ridway and i were close - very close&ot;

&ot;you were tiately asciated that on his death he appoted you bess guardian to his daughter and trtee to the vast fortune 射 herited&ot;

&ot;why, roughly, that is &ot; the waress was back aga the note was ore cautio &ot;i was not the only trtee, naturally; others were asciated with &ot;

&ot;who have sce died?&ot;

&ot;o of the are dead the other, r stedale rockford, is alive&ot;

&ot;your partner?&ot;

&ot;yes&ot;

&ot;adeoiselle ridway, i understand, was not yet of a when 射 arried?&ot;

&ot;射 would have been enty-one next july&ot;

&ot;and the noral urse of events 射 would have e to ntrol of her fortune then?&ot;

&ot;yes

&ot;but her arria precipitated atters?&ot;

penngtons jaw hardened he shot out his ch at the aggressively

&ot;youll pardon , ntlen, but what exact bess is all this of yours?&ot;

&ot;if you dislike answerg the estion -&ot;

&ot;theres no dislike about it i dont d what you ask but i dont see the relevance of all this&ot;

&ot;oh, but surely, onsieur penngton -&ot; poirot leaned forward, his eyes green and catlike - &ot; there is the estion of otive nsiderg that, fancial nsiderations t always be taken to aount&ot;

penngton said sullenly, &ot;by ridways will, l got ntrol of her dough when 射 was enty-one or when 射 arried&ot;

&ot;no nditions of an