And Mary, quit laughing at my tennis shoes.

Quit laughing like that!

And quit laughing at me.

And Bloom, abruptly alarmed, quit laughing hi order to scrutinize Herbie closely, wondering was the volunteer okay, or had he suffered a nervous breakdown, or what?

I quit laughing.

"Do you think-" I realized suddenly that everyone had quit talking and laughing, their attention focused on something across the clearing.

But he quit laughing as soon as he saw the dismay on her face.

I laughed so hard he stopped weeping and began laughing just about the time I quit laughing and started to cry.

"Quit laughing at me," she said, noting my expression.

The soldier quit laughing abruptly, and sobered into a narrow-eyed glare.