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He is of course joking, but this is not obvious, because even when Mitch is in a jovial mood he looks like a man passing a kidney stone the size of the Hope Diamond.
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He had found good picking, he had often jovially remarked since, chewing serenely away on a brand of vile plug the while.
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"Very well, this pleasant day," returned Kindelon, jovially imperturbable.
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But with a bound, the youth rejoined me, jovially clasping my shoulder.
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"We'll have no more of this gadding about," he said jovially.
THE ELDEST SONARCHIBALD MARSHALL
He would shout as jovially and interestedly while selling a fifty-cent used ironing board as he would over a prize cow.
TICKTOCK AND JIMKEITH ROBERTSON
Where do you get that we stuff, you old porpoise, grinned McRae, poking him jovially in the ribs.
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They are easily furnished; get something and spend it jovially and merrily.
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He greeted Owen jovially and held up the bird for their inspection.
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Presently the man reappeared, book in hand, and the boy hailed him jovially with an utter disregard of his passing ill-humor.
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