"ha! ha! ha!--he! he! he!--a very good joke indeed--an excellent jest. we shall have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo--he! he! he!--over our wine--he! he! he!"


fortunato thinks montresor has played a joke on him.
fortunato hopes montresor is playing a joke on him.
the two men will laugh about their adventure.
the two men enjoy playing jokes on one another.