. Little Lord Fauntleroy . in drowsy content,—she liked the caressing touch of the kind little hand on her Errol smiled faintly. His lordship does not know all that he is taking from me, shesaid rather sadly. Then she looked at the lawyer. Will you tellhim, if you please, she said, that I should rather not have themoney ? The money ! Mr. Havisham exclaimed. You can not meanthe income he proposed to settle upon you ! Yes, she answered, quite simply; I think I should rather nothave it. I am obliged to accept the house, and I thank him for it,because it makes it possible for me to be nea
. Little Lord Fauntleroy . in drowsy content,—she liked the caressing touch of the kind little hand on her Errol smiled faintly. His lordship does not know all that he is taking from me, shesaid rather sadly. Then she looked at the lawyer. Will you tellhim, if you please, she said, that I should rather not have themoney ? The money ! Mr. Havisham exclaimed. You can not meanthe income he proposed to settle upon you ! Yes, she answered, quite simply; I think I should rather nothave it. I am obliged to accept the house, and I thank him for it,because it makes it possible for me to be near my child ; but I havea little money of my own,— enough to live simply upon,— and Ishould rather not take the other. As he dislikes me so much, Ishould feel a little as if I were selling Cedric to him. I am givinghim up only because I love him enough to forget myself for his good,and because his father would wish it to be Havisham rubbed his chin. HE F3WO s C J3 s o ° 111 or o 3* W -> « M E D M 2 r O I o. LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. 59 This is very strange, he said. He will be very angry. Hewont understand it. I think he will understand it after he thinks it over, she said. I do not really need the money, and why should I accept luxuriesfrom the man who hates me so much that he takes my little boyfrom me — his sons child ? Mr. Havisham looked reflective for a few moments. I will deliver your message, he said afterward. And then the dinner was brought in and they sat down together,the big cat taking a seat on a chair near Cedrics and purringmajestically throughout the meal. When, later in the evening, Mr. Havisham presented himself atthe Castle, he was taken at once to the Earl. He found him sittingby the fire in a luxurious easy-chair, his foot on a gout-stool. Helooked at the lawyer sharply from under his shaggy eyebrows, butMr. Havisham could see that, in spite of his pretense at calmness,he was nervous and secretly excited. Well, he said; well, Havisham, com
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