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What touching faith she had shown in his ability to take a generous, high-minded view of what she had done, and here he had been guffawing over it like a corner loafer.

From A Love Story Reversed 1898 by Bellamy, Edward

Mr. Ratsch, no longer red but purple, suddenly rose from his seat; he had been guffawing and making a great noise before, but now he asked leave to make a speech.

From The Jew and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance