Does 'And, for the rest of the way home, I recited to them the various exploits and triumphs of Hercule Poirot. ' serve to directly refute the premise presented in 'I recited to them the various exploits and triumphs of Hercule Poirot for approximately 2 hours.'
And, for the rest of the way home, I recited to them the various exploits and triumphs of Hercule Poirot. ###I recited to them the various exploits and triumphs of Hercule Poirot for approximately 2 hours.