Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой

Chapter VI

           Andheknew,too,—anotherthingFauntleroydidnot,—thatinallthosehomes,humbleorwell-to-do,therewasprobablynotoneperson,howevermuchheenviedthewealthandstatelynameandpower,andhoweverwillinghewouldhavebeentopossessthem,whowouldforaninstanthavethoughtofcallingthenobleowner“good,”orwishing,asthissimple-souledlittleboyhad,tobelikehim.

           Anditwasnotexactlypleasanttoreflectupon,evenforacynical,worldlyoldman,whohadbeensufficientuntohimselfforseventyyearsandwhohadneverdeignedtocarewhatopiniontheworldheldofhimsolongasitdidnotinterferewithhiscomfortorentertainment.Andthefactwas,indeed,thathehadneverbeforecondescendedtoreflectuponitatall;andheonlydidsonowbecauseachildhadbelievedhimbetterthanhewas,andbywishingtofollowinhisillustriousfootstepsandimitatehisexample,hadsuggestedtohimthecuriousquestionwhetherhewasexactlythepersontotakeasamodel.

           FauntleroythoughttheEarl’sfootmustbehurtinghim,hisbrowsknittedthemselvestogetherso,ashelookedoutatthepark;andthinkingthis,theconsideratelittlefellowtriednottodisturbhim,andenjoyedthetreesandthefernsandthedeerinsilence.

           Butatlastthecarriage,havingpassedthegatesandbowledthroughthegreenlanesforashortdistance,stopped.TheyhadreachedCourtLodge;andFauntleroywasoutuponthegroundalmostbeforethebigfootmanhadtimetoopenthecarriagedoor.

           TheEarlwakenedfromhisreveriewithastart.

           “What!”hesaid

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