 What did Malloy think of Ms. Drayson's inability to share information?
To violate the rigid social setup of Saarkkad would mean the instant closing off of the supply of biochemical products that the Saarkkadic laboratories produced from native plants and animals—products that were vitally necessary to Earth's war, and which could be duplicated nowhere else in the known universe. It had taken Malloy a long time to get it into Miss Drayson's head that it was perfectly all right—even desirable—for her to keep secrets from everyone except Malloy. She came in through the door, a rather handsome woman in her middle thirties, clutching a sheaf of papers in her right hand as though someone might at any instant snatch it from her before she could turn it over to Malloy. Miss Drayson stood there calmly, her face a mask; her emotions were a secret.
 He uses this to his advantage and his secrets are never shared.
 He uses this to his advantage and his secrets are never shared.  He finds it very annoying that she cannot keep him updated.  He is thankful to not have to be stuck in small talk with her.  He wishes that she could at least gather more information.