She, however, ate with gusto. She was hungry as she always was from nursing her children. She did not seem to stay humorless for long, talking genially with Clover about the ladybug, "And did the ladybug thank ye? I am sure she did in her way." She looked to Fred and there was reassurance in her eyes. The humorless laugh, as it turns out, was because humor wasnt good for that particular moment... though Fred probably did not know that was what it was. So her eyes were soft as she reached a hand over and squeezed his, waiting until she had his attention and was looking her in the eyes to say, "I love ye, Frederic Mulvahil."