Маленький лорд Фаунтлерой
Chapter V
“Howdoyoudo?”hesaidbrightly.“Good-afternoon!”
Thewomanseemedpleased,hethought.Thesmilebroadenedonherrosyfaceandakindlookcameintoherblueeyes.
“Godblessyourlordship!”shesaid.“Godblessyourprettyface!Goodluckandhappinesstoyourlordship!Welcometoyou!”
LordFauntleroywavedhiscapandnoddedtoheragainasthecarriagerolledbyher.
“Ilikethatwoman,”hesaid.“Shelooksasifshelikedboys.Ishouldliketocomehereandplaywithherchildren.Iwonderifshehasenoughtomakeupacompany?”
Mr.Havishamdidnottellhimthathewouldscarcelybeallowedtomakeplaymatesofthegate-keeper’schildren.Thelawyerthoughttherewastimeenoughforgivinghimthatinformation.
Thecarriagerolledonandonbetweenthegreat,beautifultreeswhichgrewoneachsideoftheavenueandstretchedtheirbroad,swayingbranchesinanarchacrossit.Cedrichadneverseensuchtrees,—theyweresograndandstately,andtheirbranchesgrewsolowdownontheirhugetrunks.HedidnotthenknowthatDorincourtCastlewasoneofthemostbeautifulinallEngland;thatitsparkwasoneofthebroadestandfinest,anditstreesandavenuealmostwithoutrivals.Buthedidknowthatitwasallverybeautiful.Helikedthebig,broad-branchedtrees,withthelateafternoonsunlightstrikinggoldenlancesthroughthem.Helikedtheperfectstillnesswhichrestedoneverything.
