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Tonight, I will be continuing the story,

little Lord Faulroy.

So lie down, close your eyes,

and let me read you a story.

Continuing Chapter 5.

What Cedric saw was a large old man with shaggy white hair and eyebrows,

and a nose like an eagle speak beak between his deep fierce eyes.

Or the earl saw was a graceful, childish figure in a black velvet suit with a lace collar

and with love locks waving about the handsome, manly little face,

whose eyes met his with a look of innocent good fellowship.

If the castle was like the palace in a fairy story,

it must be owned that little Lord Fauntleroy

was himself rather like a small copy of the fairy prince,

though he was not at all aware of the fact,

and perhaps was rather a sturdy young model of a fairy.

But there was a sudden glow of triumph and exultation in the fairy old Earl's heart,

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