And an ill day it was when first he darkened the threshold." Poirot waited for her indignation to subside, and then, resuming his business-like tone, he asked: "Now, as to this quarrel? 
Poirot speaks in a business-like tone.
Poirot is not interested in the quarrel.
Drew was trying to calm Shiloh down.
ROBOT DOESNT WORK
Congress has no control over agencies' programs.
Dr. Johnson had nothing but high praise for the Scots.
People are in a grocery store
It was the home of a fisherman, his sister and his parents.