He(Samuel, known as 'the Pea') was as apprehensive, weak and nervous about things as Swaminathan was. The bond between them was laughter. They were able to see together the same absurdities and incongruities in things. The most trivial and unnoticeable thing to others would tickle them to death.
R.K. Narayan, Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher
bond, friends, laughter, samuel, swami