Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой

Chapter VII

           

           Andsothefarmers’wiveshadfoundplentytotalkofovertheirteaandtheirshopping,andtheyhaddonethesubjectfulljusticeandmadethemostofit.AndonSundaytheyhadeitherwalkedtochurchorhadbeendrivenintheirgigsbytheirhusbands,whowereperhapsatriflecuriousthemselvesaboutthenewlittlelordwhowastobeintimetheownerofthesoil.

           ItwasbynomeanstheEarl’shabittoattendchurch,buthechosetoappearonthisfirstSunday—itwashiswhimtopresenthimselfinthehugefamilypew,withFauntleroyathisside.

           Thereweremanyloiterersinthechurchyard,andmanylingerersinthelanethatmorning.Thereweregroupsatthegatesandintheporch,andtherehadbeenmuchdiscussionastowhethermylordwouldreallyappearornot.Whenthisdiscussionwasatitsheight,onegoodwomansuddenlyutteredanexclamation.

           “Eh,”shesaid,“thatmustbethemother,prettyyoungthing.”Allwhoheardturnedandlookedattheslenderfigureinblackcomingupthepath.Theveilwasthrownbackfromherfaceandtheycouldseehowfairandsweetitwas,andhowthebrighthaircurledassoftlyasachild’sunderthelittlewidow’scap.

           Shewasnotthinkingofthepeopleabout;shewasthinkingofCedric,andofhisvisitstoher,andhisjoyoverhisnewpony,onwhichhehadactuallyriddentoherdoorthedaybefore,sittingverystraightandlookingveryproudandhappy.Butsoonshecouldnothelpbeingattractedbythefactthatshewasbeinglookedatandthatherarrivalhadcreatedsomesortofsensation.

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