Sentence:  There was something about him, Harry, that amused me. He was such a monster. You will <WSD>laugh</WSD> at me, I know, but I really went in and paid a whole guinea for the stage-box. To the present day I can't make out why I did so; [...] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.