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.
