. Little Lord Fauntleroy . all,Ceddie,—it is better than everything else, that the world should bea little better because a man has lived—even ever so little better,dearest. And on his return to the Castle, Fauntleroy had repeated herwords to his grandfather. O And I thought about you when she said that, he ended; andI told her that was the way the world was because you had lived,and I was going to try if I could be like you. And what did she say to that? asked his lordship, a trifleuneasily. She said that was right, and we must always look for good inpeople and try to be like it. Perhaps it w
. Little Lord Fauntleroy . all,Ceddie,—it is better than everything else, that the world should bea little better because a man has lived—even ever so little better,dearest. And on his return to the Castle, Fauntleroy had repeated herwords to his grandfather. O And I thought about you when she said that, he ended; andI told her that was the way the world was because you had lived,and I was going to try if I could be like you. And what did she say to that? asked his lordship, a trifleuneasily. She said that was right, and we must always look for good inpeople and try to be like it. Perhaps it was this the old man remembered as he glancedthrough the divided folds of the red curtain of his pew. Many n8 LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. times he looked over the peoples heads to where his sons wife satalone, and he saw the fair face the unforgiven dead had loved, andthe eyes which were so like those of the child at his side; but what ~ .WllfBf^%~~ ~>V.•--i; v I- ^IBiKiv^ • : : • *:I •-•pllll^ vv^-;;.;-o^«P -. I VE A GREAT DEAL TO THANK YOUR LORDSHIP FOR, SAID HIGGINS. his thoughts were, and whether they were hard and bitter, or soft-ened a little, it would have been hard to discover. As they came out of church, many of those who had attendedthe service stood waiting to see them pass. As they neared the t> LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. 119 gate, a man who stood with his hat in his hand made a step forwardand then hesitated. He was a middle-aged farmer, with a carewornface. Well, Higgins, said the turned quickly to look at him. Oh ! he exclaimed, is it Mr. Higgins ? Yes, answered the Earl dryly; and I suppose he came totake a look at his new landlord. Yes, my lord, said the man, his sunburned face reddening. Mr. Newick told me his young lordship was kind enough to speakfor me, and I thought I d like to say a word of thanks, if I mightbe allowed. Perhaps he felt some wonder when he saw what a little fellow itwas who had innocently done so much for him,
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