Question

Why was the conjurer's brow clouded with a gathering frown ?

Answer 1

Because all the men in the hall started to whisper that his tricks are lame.

Explanation:

• Conjurer was performing his conjuring tricks.
• He was trying to get the attention of everybody present in the hall.
• Conjurer was performing the trick with an empty cloth and said that he will take an alive fish out of the empty cloth.
• One of the men whispered that he has hidden it in the sleeves.
• Al the men in the hall started whispering, upon this the brow of the conjurer was clouded with a gathering frown.