Original artwork, not a still
Daniel Deronda · 1876
A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Shared laughter matters more than we admit. When two people find different things funny, the mismatch can wear at their closeness, because a joke offered and not received feels like a small rejection. The line suggests affection depends partly on being amused together.
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