"As should have been plain from the first," he says with a sweeping gesture towards himself, "but I appreciate a man who wishes to perceive aught below the surface, ere making his conclusions."

The one thing about Emet, is that he's pretty good at reading people, pretty good at figuring out what makes them tick, what makes them work. Which, naturally, makes his ability to lie and manipulate an easy enough affair! However, in this case he certainly is not doing either. As it happens, perhaps he and Dirk are cut from the same cloth, so to speak.

He does notice that ghost of a smirk though.

"But it does put my heart at ease to know I was not wrong about you," he begins again, but then does a cursory glance around the room, "though, admittedly, I did not wager your interests had aught to do with any of...this. I consider it a pleasant surprise."

Pleasant, because it's entertaining. Adds some interesting layers to Dirk, and it's rare when someone can surprise him.