Sentence:  "I'm not Mr. Laurence, I'm only <WSD>Laurie</WSD>." / "<WSD>Laurie</WSD> Laurence, what an odd name." / "My first name is Theodore, but I don't like it, for the fellows called me Dora, so I made them say <WSD>Laurie</WSD> instead." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A pet form of the male given name Laurence.