scowl-like

Updated: May 8, 2025

Herr Haase smiled deferentially, and eased himself into the background by the parapet. "And now," said the Baron, "to our fireworks!" Herr Bettermann answered with the scowl-like contraction of the brows which he used in place of a nod. "All right," he said. "Stand away from the front of the thing, will you? You know yourselves the kind of stuff you've buried yes? Also, los!"

Perceval Gibbon - Those Who Smiled: And Eleven Other Stories