Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой

Chapter VII

           I’mhisson’slittleboy,youknow.”

           Higginswasonthevergeofbeingpanic-stricken.HefeltitwouldbethesaferandmorediscreetplannottolookattheEarl,asithadbeenwellknownthathisfatherlyaffectionforhissonshadbeensuchthathehadseenthemabouttwiceayear,andthatwhentheyhadbeenill,hehadpromptlydepartedforLondon,becausehewouldnotbeboredwithdoctorsandnurses.Itwasalittletrying,therefore,tohislordship’snervestobetold,whilehelookedon,hiseyesgleamingfromunderhisshaggyeyebrows,thathefeltaninterestinscarletfever.

           “Yousee,Higgins,”brokeintheEarlwithafinegrimsmile,“youpeoplehavebeenmistakeninme.LordFauntleroyunderstandsme.Whenyouwantreliableinformationonthesubjectofmycharacter,applytohim.Getintothecarriage,Fauntleroy.”

           AndFauntleroyjumpedin,andthecarriagerolledawaydownthegreenlane,andevenwhenitturnedthecornerintothehighroad,theEarlwasstillgrimlysmiling.

           

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