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Laughter celebrates a twofold victory, first over ourselves, in that we do not allow our disappointments to spoil our serenity, and second over the world, in that, even when it threatens to render us unhappy, we prevent it.
Indifferent to the laughter and horse-play near them a grave-faced Petty Officer stood by the door of his carriage saying good-bye to his wife and children before returning to another nine months' exile.
I heard her the other day absolutely in uncontrollable laughter. That is a strange friendship; it amuses me." "The princess has immense resource." The queen suddenly rose from her seat; her countenance was disturbed. "Why do we talk of her, or of any other trifler of the court, when there hangs over us so great a sorrow, Endymion, as our separation?
Every one crowded to hear what was going on; and at last Rose, taking M. le Prince respectfully by his arm, said, with a cunning and meaning smile; "Is it not that you wish to be made first Prince of the blood royal?" Then he turned on his heel, and slipped off. The Prince was stupefied; and all present tried in vain to restrain their laughter.
If he had come to her with a sad face she might then have told him all yes, all the cruel truth! If he had come to her with reproaches on his tongue, how easily she might have unburdened her heavy heart! But this laughter and these kisses worked like madness in her brain. The minutes flew like thought, and Willy was back in the house. "I thought they dare not do it. You'll remember I told them so.
"I ought to go!" he broke in unguardedly. "I mean I've got to think I've got work to do in the morning. Don't you suppose you could try?" The moonlight was full on his face. All the laughter she knew so well had disappeared from his eyes. In its place she saw such a look of yearning and worry such a tenderness of love as no woman ever yet saw and failed to comprehend.
Dirk Stroeve was one of those persons whom, according to your character, you cannot think of without derisive laughter or an embarrassed shrug of the shoulders. Nature had made him a buffoon. He was a painter, but a very bad one, whom I had met in Rome, and I still remembered his pictures. He had a genuine enthusiasm for the commonplace.
When he had gone Captain Stewart lay back in his chair and laughed until he was weak and ached from it, the furious, helpless laughter which comes after the sudden release from a terrible strain. He was not, as a rule, a demonstrative man, but he became aware that he would like to dance and sing, and probably he would have done both if it had not been for the servant in the next room.
"Why haven't you told me before? Why do you think so? What has he said to you? Dearest auntie princess, tell me every word he has said. Quick! Every word " The princess, between tears and laughter, looked down at Nina. "Every word? Oh, my very dear," she said tenderly, "his love is not of the little sort that spends itself in words."
Tears and laughter are near together in my nature. I can't help it; I was so made." "Heaven keep you and yours in safety," said Lane, earnestly; and she saw that his eyes were moist with feeling. "This won't answer," she again declared, hastily. "We must have no more such exciting talks. Shall I read to you a little while, or go at once?"
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