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The Sphinx in Egypt is a stone statue without any facial expression or smile. The phrase "mirthless as the smile of the Sphinx" is a literary device used to convey a sense of emptiness or lack of genuine emotion.

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Q: Jack London wrote in White Fang ...a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of the Sphinx.... I can't tell if the Egyptian Sphinx smiles or not. Does the Sphinx smile?
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