Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой
Chapter VI
Hedidnotsupposeanyonehaddaredtoguessat,muchlesstalkoverwhathefelt,anddreaded;buthisservantswatchedhim,andreadhisfaceandhisill-humorsandfitsofgloom,anddiscussedthemintheservants’hall.Andwhilehethoughthimselfquitesecurefromthecommonherd,ThomaswastellingJaneandthecook,andthebutler,andthehousemaidsandtheotherfootmenthatitwashisopinionthat“theholdmanwaswussthanusuala-thinkin’hovertheCapting’sboy,an’hanticipatin’ashewon’tbenocredittothefambly.An’servehimright,”addedThomas;“hit’s’ishownfault.WotcanheiggspectfromachildbroughtupinporecircumstancesinthattherelowHamerica?”
AndastheReverendMr.Mordauntwalkedunderthegreattrees,herememberedthatthisquestionablelittleboyhadarrivedattheCastleonlytheeveningbefore,andthattherewereninechancestoonethathislordship’sworstfearswererealized,andtwenty-twochancestoonethatifthepoorlittlefellowhaddisappointedhim,theEarlwasevennowinatearingrage,andreadytoventallhisrancoronthefirstpersonwhocalled—whichitappearedprobablewouldbehisreverendself.
Judgethenofhisamazementwhen,asThomasopenedthelibrarydoor,hisearsweregreetedbyadelightedringofchildishlaughter.
“That’stwoout!”shoutedanexcited,clearlittlevoice.
