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fun and laughter
- That the Dowlings "took turns" at The Gravesend Players—that they never took roles in the same play—was a great source of mirth to Dan, who enjoyed joking with Mr. Fish.p. 246.2
- And although there was much mirth in evidence at my mother's wedding, and even my grandmother exhibited an unusual tolerance for the many young and not-so-young adults who were cavorting and jolly with drink, the reception ended in an outburst of bad weather more appropriate for a funeral.p. 125.7
There are no more uses of "mirth" in A Prayer for Owen Meany.
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