He saw anger and bewilderment on every face, but his calm assurance had done its work no one doubted but that something lay behind his words.
He could not rid of the group's anger and bewilderment.
mnli hypothesis: He could not rid of the group's anger and bewilderment. premise: He saw anger and bewilderment on every face, but his calm assurance had done its work no one doubted but that something lay behind his words.