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Tonight, I will be continuing the story,

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Francis Hodgson Burnett.

So lie down, close your eyes,

and let me read you a story.

Chapter 9

The fact was his lordship, the Earl of Dorncourt, thought in those days, of many things

of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts

were, in one way or another, connected with his grandson. His pride was the strongest part of his

nature, and the boy gratified it at every point. Through this pride, he began to find a new interest

in life. He began to take pleasure in showing his

air to the world. The world had known of his disappointment in his sons, so there was an

agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Faulneroy who could disappoint no one.

He wished the child to appreciate his own power and to understand the splendor of his position.

He wished that others should realize it too.

He made plans for his future.

Sometimes in secret he actually found himself wishing that his own past life had been a better one,

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