She rocked on her heels and held her hands to her sides.

Merton arose in some alarm, and was reassured when the victim betrayed signs of mastering her infirmity.

She wiped her eyes presently and explained her outbreak.
"You looked so much like Parmalee I just couldn't help thinking how funny it was--it just seemed to go over me like anything, like a spasm or something, when I got to thinking what Parmalee would say if he saw someone looking so much like him.

See?
That was why I laughed." He was sympathetic and delighted in equal parts.

The girl had really seemed to suffer from her paroxysm, yet it was a splendid tribute to his screen worth.
It was at this moment that Baird entered.