Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой
Chapter X
Shehadheardabouthisneglectofhiswife,andofthepoorlady’sdeath;andofhisindifferencetohischildren;andofthetwoweak,vicious,unprepossessingelderboyswhohadbeennocredittohimortoanyoneelse.Thosetwoeldersons,BevisandMaurice,shehadneverseen;butoncetherehadcometoLorridaileParkatall,stalwart,beautifulyoungfellowabouteighteenyearsold,whohadtoldherthathewashernephewCedricErrol,andthathehadcometoseeherbecausehewaspassingneartheplaceandwishedtolookathisAuntConstantiaofwhomhehadheardhismotherspeak.LadyLorridaile’skindhearthadwarmedthroughandthroughatthesightoftheyoungman,andshehadmadehimstaywithheraweek,andpettedhim,andmademuchofhimandadmiredhimimmensely.Hewassosweet-tempered,light-hearted,spiritedalad,thatwhenhewentaway,shehadhopedtoseehimoftenagain;butsheneverdid,becausetheEarlhadbeeninabadhumorwhenhewentbacktoDorincourt,andhadforbiddenhimevertogotoLorridaileParkagain.ButLadyLorridailehadalwaysrememberedhimtenderly,andthoughshefearedhehadmadearashmarriageinAmerica,shehadbeenveryangrywhensheheardhowhehadbeencastoffbyhisfatherandthatnoonereallyknewwhereorhowhelived.Atlasttherecamearumorofhisdeath,andthenBevishadbeenthrownfromhishorseandkilled,andMauricehaddiedinRomeofthefever;andsoonaftercamethestoryoftheAmericanchildwhowastobefoundandbroughthomeasLordFauntleroy.
