Gold sat impassive in his seat while he received a standing ovation, and it was clear that a wide majority of the members of both conventions supported him.
This faade, that most readily seen from the town, presents a decorous and impassive public face with one of the most architecturally severe elevations of the palace ("see illustration right").
Instead of being coldly impassive, these theologians claim real love passionately feels the feelings of others, the highs and lows, the sorrows and joys.