The boy let his father's laughter go on for another thirty seconds or so.

I kept right still then, listening while the laughter went on.

"I love you," Sebastian told her, all laughter gone from his face.

Then she recalled our circumstances and the laughter went away.

His laughter went on "You finally got me figured out?"

The laughter had gone, and the fear was back on her face.

There Betty fell suddenly silent, all the laughter gone from her face.

The laughter still in his eyes, he put her case on the ottoman at the foot of the bed, turned and went out.

The beautiful brown eyes met his own frankly, but all the laughter and sunshine had gone out of them.

All the laughter went out of her eyes, and she turned slowly away from me.