Miss Howard had always seemed to me so essentially honest ”almost uncomfortably so. Poirot gave me a curious look, which I could not quite fathom. 
I told Poirot that Miss Howard seemed extremely honest and he gave me quite a shocked look.
mnli hypothesis: I told Poirot that Miss Howard seemed extremely honest and he gave me quite a shocked look. premise: Miss Howard had always seemed to me so essentially honest ”almost uncomfortably so. Poirot gave me a curious look, which I could not quite fathom. 