y sane where is your fir? northapton; that is not very far fro wode hall what nversation did you try to overhear? one ncerng legal docunts what was the object of your reark - a reark which you uttered with obvio ebarrassnt and ase? your object was to prevent ada doyle fro signg any docunt unread&ot;

he paed

&ot;on this boat we have had a urder, and follog that urder o other urders rapid suession if i further give you the ration that the weapon which killed ada otterbourne was a revolver owned by onsieur andrew penngton, then perhaps you will realize that it is actually your duty to tell all you can&ot;

ji fanthorp was silent for utes at last he said: &ot;you have rather an odd way of gog about thgs, onsieur poirot, but i appreciate the pots you have ade the trouble is that i have no exact ration to lay before you&ot;

&ot;you an that it is a case, rely, of spicion&ot;

&ot;yes&ot;

&ot;and therefore you thk it judicio to speak? that ay be true, legally speakg but this is not a urt of law lonel race and yself are endeavourg to track down a urderer anythg that can help to do ay be vaable&ot;

aga ji fanthorp reflected then he said: &ot;very well what is it you want to know?&ot;

&ot;why did you e on this trip?&ot;

&ot;y uncle, r cari插el, rs doyles english licitor, sent he handled a good any of her affairs this way, he was often rrespondence with r andrew penngton, who was rs doyles arican trtee several sall cide