the ringer buzzed again after a minute . `` f-follow ... '' the man had already gotten away once . i watched with the two men as the ship drew further away . it had obviously been put down on damp ground . you think you could jimmy the lock on the front door ? she was n't exactly sure how to answer that so she went with the truth . after all , the fellow did have a key . she looked up from a pile of papers with olive eyes , her mouth in an o-shape . 