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           ThenwhenhisfacegrewgraveandsternagainIaskedhimwhyhismirth,andwhyatsuchatime. Hisreplywasinawaycharacteristicofhim,foritwaslogicalandforcefulandmysterious.Hesaid, 

           "Ah,youdon’tcomprehend,friendJohn. DonotthinkthatIamnotsad,thoughIlaugh. See,Ihavecriedevenwhenthelaughdidchokeme. ButnomorethinkthatIamallsorrywhenIcry,forthelaughhecomejustthesame. Keepitalwayswithyouthatlaughterwhoknockatyourdoorandsay,‘MayIcomein?’isnottruelaughter. No! Heisaking,andhecomewhenandhowhelike. Heasknoperson,hechoosenotimeofsuitability. Hesay,‘Iamhere.’ Behold,inexampleIgrievemyheartoutforthatsosweetyounggirl. Igivemybloodforher,thoughIamoldandworn. Igivemytime,myskill,mysleep. Iletmyothersuffererswantthatshemayhaveall. AndyetIcanlaughatherverygrave,laughwhentheclayfromthespadeofthesextondropuponhercoffinandsay‘Thud,thud!’tomyheart,tillitsendbackthebloodfrommycheek. Myheartbleedforthatpoorboy,thatdearboy,sooftheageofmineownboyhadIbeensoblessedthathelive,andwithhishairandeyesthesame. 

           "There,youknownowwhyIlovehimso. Andyetwhenhesaythingsthattouchmyhusband-hearttothequick,andmakemyfather-heartyearntohimastonootherman,notevenyou,friendJohn,forwearemorelevelinexperiencesthanfatherandson, yetevenatsuchamomentKingLaughhecometomeandshoutandbellowinmyear,‘HereIam!HereIam!’tillthebloodcomedancebackandbringsomeofthesunshinethathecarrywithhimtomycheek. Oh,friendJohn,itisastrangeworld,asadworld,aworldfullofmiseries,andwoes,andtroubles. AndyetwhenKingLaughcome,hemakethemalldancetothetuneheplay. Bleedinghearts,anddrybonesofthechurchyard,andtearsthatburnastheyfall,alldancetogethertothemusicthathemakewiththatsmilelessmouthofhim.