Then she burst into violent and almost hysteric tears.

With a wild burst of almost hysteric laughter, Mercy sprang to her feet, and threw herself in his arms.

He fancied he saw something dark protruding under the curtain, and he pulled the curtain aside with a movement almost hysteric.

A burst of almost hysteric applause and enthusiasm broke from the assembly, and made the dim, vault-like passages and corridors of the casa ring.