Childishisthattrick，andsweet。Forchildren，whoalwayslaughbecausetheymust，andneverbywayofprooforsign，laughonlyhalftheirlaughsoutoftheirsenseofhumour；theylaughtherestunderamerestimulation：becauseofaboundingbreathandblood；
becausesomeonerunsbehindthem，forexample，andmovementdoessojogtheirspiritsthattheirlegsfailthem，forlaughter，withoutajest。
Ifeverthedayshouldcomewhenmenandwomenshallbecontenttosignaltheirperceptionofhumourbythenaturalsmile，andshallkeepthelaughforitsownunpremeditatedact，shalllaughseldom，andsimply，andnotthriceatthesamething——onceforfoolishsurprise，andtwicefortardyintelligence，andthricetoletitbeknownthattheyareamused——thenitmaybetimetopersuadethislaughingnationnottolaughsoloudasitiswontinpublic。Thetheatreaudiencesoflouder-speakingnationslaughlowerthanours。
Thelaughthatischieflyasignalofthelaugher’ssenseoftheridiculousisnecessarilyloud；andithasthedisadvantageofcoveringwhatwemayperhapswishtohearfromtheactors。Itisapubliclaugh，andnoordinarycitizeniscalleduponforapubliclaugh。Hemaylaughinpublic，butletitbewithprivatelaughterthere。
Letus，ifanythinglikeageneralreformbepossibleinthesetimesofdispersionandofscattering，keephenceforthoursenseofhumourinaplacebetterguarded，assomethingworthameasureofseclusion。Itshouldnotloiterinwaitforthealmsofajokeinadventurousplaces。Forthesenseofhumourhasotherthingstodothantomakeitselfconspicuousintheactoflaughter。Ithasnegativetasksofvalidvirtue；forexample，thestandingandwaitingwithincalloftragedyitself，where，excluded，itmaykeepguard。