[He's really trying to keep his composure. He really is. But with statements like that, his annoyance flares - he makes a flippant gesture, like waving away a little gnat.]

Bah. Cute faces? As if you need to launch such statements like that at me to gain an upper hand. [A nudge of his foot, as if to punish him for such insolence.] Very well. I'll take the point. Work hard for the next one.