Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой
Chapter II
Hecouldnotquiteimaginethegouty,fiery-temperedoldEarllovinganyoneverymuch;butheknewitwouldbetohisinteresttobekind,inhisirritableway,tothechildwhowastobehisheir.Heknew,too,thatifCeddiewereatallacredittohisname,hisgrandfatherwouldbeproudofhim.
“LordFauntleroywillbecomfortable,Iamsure,”hereplied.“ItwaswithaviewtohishappinessthattheEarldesiredthatyoushouldbenearenoughtohimtoseehimfrequently.”
HedidnotthinkitwouldbediscreettorepeattheexactwordstheEarlhadused,whichwereinfactneitherpolitenoramiable.
Mr.Havishampreferredtoexpresshisnoblepatron’sofferinsmootherandmorecourteouslanguage.
HehadanotherslightshockwhenMrs.ErrolaskedMarytofindherlittleboyandbringhimtoher,andMarytoldherwherehewas.
“SureI’llfoindhimaisyenough,ma’am,”shesaid;“forit’swidMr.Hobbsheisthisminnit,settin’onhishighshtoolbythecountheran’talkin’pollytics,mostloikely,orenj’yin’hisselfamongthesoapan’candlesan’pertaties,assinsiblean’shwateasyeplase.”
“Mr.Hobbshasknownhimallhislife,”Mrs.Errolsaidtothelawyer.“HeisverykindtoCeddie,andthereisagreatfriendshipbetweenthem.”
Rememberingtheglimpsehehadcaughtofthestoreashepassedit,andhavingarecollectionofthebarrelsofpotatoesandapplesandthevariousoddsandends,Mr.Havishamfelthisdoubtsariseagain.InEngland,gentlemen’ssonsdidnotmakefriendsofgrocerymen,anditseemedtohimarathersingularproceeding.
