thinkhe’snoddingoveritjustatthismomentHowever，that’snaturalinanoldman，andunwell。Nowyoucouldstandhereandseehimsign，couldn’tyou，sir，ashe’ssuchaninvalid？“
’“Verywell，“saidtheagent，lightingacigar。“Youhavereadybyyouthemerelynominalsumyou’llhavetopayfortheadmittance，ofcourse？“
’“Yes，“saidNetty。“I’llbringitout。“Shefetchedthecash，wrappedinpaper，andhandedittohim，andwhenhehadcounteditthestewardtookfromhisbreastpocketthepreciousparchmentsandgaveonetohertobesigned。
’“Uncle’shandisalittleparalyzed，“shesaid。“Andwhatwithhisbeinghalfasleep，too，reallyIdon’tknowwhatsortofasignaturehe’llbeabletomake。“
’“Doesn’tmatter，sothathesigns。“