“My friend stopped and for a little while I was silent. I must explain that he was a Guatemaltecan and spoke to me in Spanish. I have translated what he told me as well as I could, but I have made no attempt to change his rather high-flown language. To tell the truth I think it suits the story.”
    Draw your conclusions and avoid translating word for word. I would render they looked with strange faces at the murderer as они созерцали убийцу поражёнными лицами.