Just before tea, I strolled down to tell Poirot of the new disappointment, but found, to my annoyance, that he was once more out. 
I wanted to tell Poirot of the new disappointment, but he was not around.
Poirot was waiting for me in the room drinking tea, which to my delight I could tell him of the great news.
He was in between both Strasbourg and Paris.
Scrubbers were still ordered despite concerns of a boilermaker shortage.
Mail sent straight from a facility arrives faster than mail sent from a separate location.
A man is about to make love to his wife after he got back from the war.
The man is a musician.
A person is cycling outside.