Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой
Chapter XI
Wewaslifetimeacquaintances—that’swhatWEwas.”
Itreallymadehimfeelquiteagitatedtospeakofit.Hepulledthesplendidgoldwatchoutofhispocketandopenedit,andshowedtheinsideofthecasetoDick.
“’Whenthisyousee,rememberme,’”heread.“Thatwashispartingkeepsaketome.’Idon’twantyoutoforgetme’—thosewashiswords—I’dha’rememberedhim,”hewenton,shakinghishead,“ifhehadn’tgivenmeathingan’Ihadn’tseenhidenorhaironhimagain.HewasacompanionasANYmanwouldremember.”
“HewasthenicestlittlefellerIeversee,”saidDick.“An’astosand—Ineverseensomuchsandtoalittlefeller.Ithoughtaheapo’him,Idid,—an’wewasfriends,too—wewassorto’chumsfromthefust,thatlittleyoungunan’me.Igrabbedhisballfromunderastagefurhim,an’heneverforgotit;an’he’dcomedownhere,hewould,withhismotherorhisnussandhe’dholler:’Hello,Dick!’atme,asfriendlyasifhewassixfeethigh,whenhewarn’tkneehightoagrasshopper,andwasdressedingal’sclo’es.Hewasagaylittlechap,andwhenyouwasdownonyourluck,itdidyougoodtotalktohim.”
“That’sso,”saidMr.Hobbs.“ItwasapitytomakeaearloutofHIM.HewouldhaveSHONEinthegrocerybusiness—ordrygoodseither;hewouldhaveSHONE!”Andheshookhisheadwithdeeperregretthanever.
