Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой

           Hehasneverseenhatredorhardness,anditwouldbeagreatblowtohimtofindoutthatanyonecouldhateme.Heissolovinghimself,andIamsodeartohim!Itisbetterforhimthatheshouldnotbetolduntilheismucholder,anditisfarbetterfortheEarl.Itwouldmakeabarrierbetweenthem,eventhoughCeddieissuchachild.”

           SoCedriconlyknewthattherewassomemysteriousreasonforthearrangement,somereasonwhichhewasnotoldenoughtounderstand,butwhichwouldbeexplainedwhenhewasolder.Hewaspuzzled;but,afterall,itwasnotthereasonhecaredaboutsomuch;andaftermanytalkswithhismother,inwhichshecomfortedhimandplacedbeforehimthebrightsideofthepicture,thedarksideofitgraduallybegantofadeout,thoughnowandthenMr.Havishamsawhimsittinginsomequeerlittleold-fashionedattitude,watchingthesea,withaverygraveface,andmorethanonceheheardanunchildishsighrisetohislips.

           “Idon’tlikeit,”hesaidonceashewashavingoneofhisalmostvenerabletalkswiththelawyer.“Youdon’tknowhowmuchIdon’tlikeit;butthereareagreatmanytroublesinthisworld,andyouhavetobearthem.Marysaysso,andI’veheardMr.Hobbssayittoo.AndDearestwantsmetoliketolivewithmygrandpapa,because,yousee,allhischildrenaredead,andthat’sverymournful.Itmakesyousorryforaman,whenallhischildrenhavedied—andonewaskilledsuddenly.