Mrs. Luttrell. “She is Scotch—he! he!” (To John offering her tea.) “No more, thank you—he! he!”
Mrs. James. “Shall you go the Assize sermon?—ha! ha!”
Mrs. Willis. “Oh, yes—he! he!—the last was very dry—he! he! Who preaches it this term?—he!”
Mrs. James. “The Bishop—he! he!”
Mrs. Willis. “Then I shall certainly go; he is such a dear preacher—he! he!”
“Just tell me what is the precise meaning of 'ha! ha!' and what of 'he! he!'”
“The precise meaning? There you puzzle me, uncle.”
“I mean, what do you mean by them?”
“Oh, I put 'ha! ha!' when they giggle, and 'he! he!' when they only chuckle.”
“Then this is a caricature, my lady?”