At the same time, he found himself almost beginning to smile.
Her father began to smile again, so she held up a hand.
For the first time that night, she began to smile.
Michael began to smile when he saw what his brother was up to.
She tried to see him clearly, and found herself beginning to smile.
Men began to smile and say nice things to her.
She began to smile, then saw the look on his face.
The four men sat for a moment, and then, as each thought about the girl's words, they began to smile.
Then he thought for a moment, and began to smile.
Yet despite those things, or maybe even because of them, she found herself beginning to smile.