Then he laughed mirthlessly and tried to excuse himself.
The old man laughed mirthlessly; then his voice changed.
Mirthlessly, wretchedly, a grin began to spread over his face.
He laughed frequently at the wrong time and mirthlessly.
He grinned mirthlessly, got up, took a hitch in his cartridge belt, and drew a full breath.
But if we smiled mirthlessly at these recollections we worked while we chewed on our cud of bitterness.
He forced himself to laugh, and the laugh sounded mirthlessly in his ears.
Then he smiled mirthlessly, for his hand had not shown the slightest tremor.
