"basically ."
"i would think carpenters were in big demand around here . i can never get anyone to come out and fix my porch ," nina said .+
"i don't work much lately ." he sighed ." i have problem ."
"problem ?"
he chewed on a thumb , as if the question demanded arduous consideration that was beyond him . scaning the room as if he might locaste a swift escape route that wouldn't require him to pass sandy , his eyes landed on chelsi .
"uncle daqve's been sick ," chelsi , taking her cue .
"humm ," nina said ."well , i unserstand you were going to bring me the court papers to look at ," she went on neutrally .
" right ." he reached inside his wool shirt and pull out a battered envelope . he set it on the desk , the hand revealing a slight tremor . nina looked at him casrefully , noting the thin burst of broken capillaries inhis ruddy cheeks , the tangle of red veins around the edges of his eyes .
he hasn't had the hair of the dog this morning , she thought . and he missed it . no wonder sandy had given her a warning eyebrow . sandy didn't like drinkers .
loon the other hand , waedsn't it a positive sign that he had held off to talk with her ? maybe there was still hope for him .
she opened the envelope and pulled out several legal documents in the wrongfu; death and neligence case of hanna v. ace high lodge and does I-X .
the complaint bruce bennett had drafte was on top , followed by some unserved summonsses .an answer filed by the ace high lodge , and a set of pleadigs filed recently by the lodge's attorney . betty jo pucketty of south lake tahoe . while ninaskimmed through the pleadings , dave hanna slumped in his chair , never taking his eyes off her .
chelsi had displayed a good grasp of her uncle's legal situation . he was about to have his case dismissed on the motion of the ace hiigh lodge , because he had done nothing to bring the matter to triall for almost two years .
"i would think carpenters were in big demand around here . i can never get anyone to come out and fix my porch ," nina said .+
"i don't work much lately ." he sighed ." i have problem ."
"problem ?"
he chewed on a thumb , as if the question demanded arduous consideration that was beyond him . scaning the room as if he might locaste a swift escape route that wouldn't require him to pass sandy , his eyes landed on chelsi .
"uncle daqve's been sick ," chelsi , taking her cue .
"humm ," nina said ."well , i unserstand you were going to bring me the court papers to look at ," she went on neutrally .
" right ." he reached inside his wool shirt and pull out a battered envelope . he set it on the desk , the hand revealing a slight tremor . nina looked at him casrefully , noting the thin burst of broken capillaries inhis ruddy cheeks , the tangle of red veins around the edges of his eyes .
he hasn't had the hair of the dog this morning , she thought . and he missed it . no wonder sandy had given her a warning eyebrow . sandy didn't like drinkers .
loon the other hand , waedsn't it a positive sign that he had held off to talk with her ? maybe there was still hope for him .
she opened the envelope and pulled out several legal documents in the wrongfu; death and neligence case of hanna v. ace high lodge and does I-X .
the complaint bruce bennett had drafte was on top , followed by some unserved summonsses .an answer filed by the ace high lodge , and a set of pleadigs filed recently by the lodge's attorney . betty jo pucketty of south lake tahoe . while ninaskimmed through the pleadings , dave hanna slumped in his chair , never taking his eyes off her .
chelsi had displayed a good grasp of her uncle's legal situation . he was about to have his case dismissed on the motion of the ace hiigh lodge , because he had done nothing to bring the matter to triall for almost two years .
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