the-hideous

Updated: January 12, 2026

It is true, he never laughed, or joined in the laugh which his own simplicity afforded nay, it is said, he never laughed but once in his life and on that memorable occasion his landlady miscarried, partly through surprise at the event itself, and partly from terror at the-hideous grimaces which attended this unusual cachinnation.

Sir Walter Scott - Guy Mannering