"Are you lunching here, sir, or are you going out?"
"Neither," said Poirot, "I shall go to bed and take a tisane. The expected has happened, and when the expected happens, it always causes me emotion."
25. Defiance
As Derek Kettering passed the car, Mirelle leant out.
"Dereek—I must speak to you for a moment—"
But, lifting his hat, Derek passed straight on without stopping.
When he got back to his hotel, the concierge detached himself from his wooden pen and accosted him.
"A gentleman is waiting to see you, Monsieur."
"Who is it?" asked Derek.