“ There are people whose intelligence can be gauged at once by their voice and laughter. ”
Anton Chekhov, The Steppe (1888). copy citation
| Author | Anton Chekhov |
|---|---|
| Source | The Steppe |
| Topic | intelligence laughter |
| Date | 1888 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Steppe |
Context
“Another waggoner, a short stubby little man with a bushy black beard, wearing a waistcoat and a shirt outside his trousers, ran up to him. The latter broke into a deep guffaw of laughter and coughing and said: "I say, lads, Dymov has killed a snake!"
There are people whose intelligence can be gauged at once by their voice and laughter. The man with the black beard belonged to that class of fortunate individuals; impenetrable stupidity could be felt in his voice and laugh. The flaxen-headed Dymov had finished, and lifting from the ground with his whip something like a cord, flung it with a laugh into the cart.”
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