Yes, he continued, staring at me thoughtfully, "you will be invaluable." This was naturally gratifying, but Poirot's next words were not so welcome. 
Poirot told me I would be invaluable to the investigation, but in the next breath seemed to disavow my usefulness.
Poirot dismissed my usefulness out of hand and said there was no need for me to be there.
I left the soil samples scattered about.
Orchestra in C Minor Op. is a part of the music on the recording.
The picture was mainly one long detailed analysis.
The man is sleeping.
Two dogs are walking straight on a rocky path.
I was raised in Chicago in the 1960s.