I could not help smiling as I thought of my somewhat absurd fancies of the night before; but they were pleasant fancies, and I did not wonder that they had come to me.
I could not help smiling at her earnestness, but I answered that I did think so.
At this, as being such a great exaggeration, I could not help smiling seriously; but I could not accept their sage opinion that, before I went to see my kinsman, I ought to write and ask his leave to do so.
I thought it very rude of him, yet I could not help smiling to see how he threw his glasses up and lifted his wiry crest of hair.
It was a distressing thing to see, and the Major's courage was so grand that I could not help smiling.
I could not help smiling--it was an answer so like Mrs. Halifax, who never indulged in any verbal sentimentalism.
The idea seemed so ludicrous, that I could not help smiling at it as I regarded him.
And I could not help smiling, being somewhat proud of my erudition.
I knew this was the most heroic personal sacrifice she could have made, yet I could not help smiling; even my father did the same.
I could not help smiling at this harangue, which was delivered with great earnestness, the tears standing in his eyes all the time, and promised to do nothing of that sort without his consent and concurrence.
I could not help smiling at the consummate assurance of this Hibernian, and offered to refer the dispute to anybody on board who understood the Greek alphabet.
I could not help smiling, but I instantly offered her a smelling bottle.
I could not help smilingat my concierge's reflection.
Tired and worried as I was, I could not help smiling at the awkward manner in which he made this offer.
Then I remembered how I had received there for the first time, some four years ago, my brother's Socialist friend, and I could not help smiling as I recollected my excitement on that occasion.
I could not help smiling at the peremptory manner in which poor Giannoli's adventures had almost been brought to a conclusion.
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