Possible Clues:

• Notice the old man in study being po-faced
• Departed on vessel, showing no emotion
• Evidently mortal god, communicating little
• Breathless piper lacking expression
• Father receives end of joke over 40 winks with a straight face
• Senior churchman accepts notice quietly, with a straight face
• Notice the old man in study, expressionless
• Expressionless, college administrator describing day with personal assistant
• Absolutely above censure, giving little away
• Breathless piper lacks expression