Stephane's eyes darted to the kitchen as if he had been yelled at, although it appeared he was only about to be - Mireille's head and shoulders hanging out of the door, mouthing something at him.
"I think I have to go back to work now," he said, and muttered as he climbed down from his chair: "Mamà says it's rude to interrupt people when they're talking but she does it to me."