Question

I almost expected a rebuff for this hardly well-timed question, but, on the contrary, waking out of his scowling abstraction, he turned his eyes towards me, and the shade seemed to clear off his brow.

Accepted Answer

Esperaba una contestación violenta a una manera tan inoportuna de reanudar la conversación, pero, por el contrario, salió de su abstracción y me miró sin aquella expresión sombría que antes tuvieran sus ojos.

Back	I almost expected a rebuff for this hardly well-timed question, but, on the contrary, waking out of his scowling abstraction, he turned his eyes towards me, and the shade seemed to clear off his brow.
Front	Esperaba una contestación violenta a una manera tan inoportuna de reanudar la conversación, pero, por el contrario, salió de su abstracción y me miró sin aquella expresión sombría que antes tuvieran sus ojos.

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