"And when I wanted you to write about one particular thing, you slipped away, and I never heard how you got rid of Jon Hatlen."
"I laughed."
"How?"
"Laughed, don't you know what it is to laugh?"
"Yes, I can laugh!"
"Let me see!"
"Did you ever hear such a thing! I must have something to laugh at first."
"I don't need it when I am happy."
"Are you happy now, Marit?"
"Do I laugh now, then?"