If you should need a father confessor, madame"  ”she started ever so slightly ”"remember, Papa Poirot is always at your service." She stared at him for a few minutes, as though seeking to read some deeper meaning into his words. 
After he spoke, she stared at him for a while.
mnli hypothesis: After he spoke, she stared at him for a while. premise: If you should need a father confessor, madame"  ”she started ever so slightly ”"remember, Papa Poirot is always at your service." She stared at him for a few minutes, as though seeking to read some deeper meaning into his words. 