Hello,
I understand both the meanings - that of "an impassive face" (expressing no emotions) as well as that of "mocking" (ridiculing/making someone look small...). I´m a bit confused, though. I´m not quite sure how an impassive face mocking someone looks like.. At first sight, I´d reckon that impassive and mocking are mutually exclusive...I´d appreciate your comment/paraphrase of the phrase. Thank you.
Victoria Jenkins: The girls in the water
She closed her eyes in an effort to block the sight of him. He was still there when she opened them, his impassive face still mocking her.
She heard herself choking. She could feel herself drowning.
Background info:
She is looking at her kidnapper who is going to throw her into the water... alive...
I understand both the meanings - that of "an impassive face" (expressing no emotions) as well as that of "mocking" (ridiculing/making someone look small...). I´m a bit confused, though. I´m not quite sure how an impassive face mocking someone looks like.. At first sight, I´d reckon that impassive and mocking are mutually exclusive...I´d appreciate your comment/paraphrase of the phrase. Thank you.
Victoria Jenkins: The girls in the water
She closed her eyes in an effort to block the sight of him. He was still there when she opened them, his impassive face still mocking her.
She heard herself choking. She could feel herself drowning.
Background info:
She is looking at her kidnapper who is going to throw her into the water... alive...