. The expression of the emotions in man and animals . J^gJ^^WvA^ CiTAP. XL CONTEMPT. 255 pressed in rnauy different ways, inasmuch as varioushabitual actions serve equally well, through the prin-ciple of association, for their expression. Scorn and disdain, as well as sneering and defiance,may be displayed by a slight uncovering of the caninetooth on one side of the face; and this movementappears to graduate into one closely like a smile. Orthe smile or laugh may be real, although one of derision ;and this implies that the offender is so insignificantthat he excites only amusement; but the amu
. The expression of the emotions in man and animals . J^gJ^^WvA^ CiTAP. XL CONTEMPT. 255 pressed in rnauy different ways, inasmuch as varioushabitual actions serve equally well, through the prin-ciple of association, for their expression. Scorn and disdain, as well as sneering and defiance,may be displayed by a slight uncovering of the caninetooth on one side of the face; and this movementappears to graduate into one closely like a smile. Orthe smile or laugh may be real, although one of derision ;and this implies that the offender is so insignificantthat he excites only amusement; but the amusementis generally a pretence. Gaika in his answers to myqueries remarks, that contempt is commonly shown byhis countrymen, the Kafirs, by smiling; and the KajahBrooke makes the same observation with respect to theDyaks of Borneo. As laughter is primarily the expres-sion of simple joy, very young children do not, I believe,ever laugh in derision. The partial closure of the eyelids, as Duchenne^insists, or the turning away of the eyes or of the whole
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