Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Miss Pickford, with the
aid of the camera, has
been able to portray
both the part of Little
Lord Fauntleroy and
Dearest, the Mother.
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New York City years ago,
when our mothers and
fathers were young.
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Cedric Errol, who has reason
for being in a hurry.
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The reason for
Cedric's haste -
the school bully.
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Cedric Errol __ __ __
Played by MARY PICKFORD
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"You curly headed sissy!"
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The widow Errol cherished
only one joy in life --
her son Cedric.
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Dearest, the mother ......
Played by MARY PICKFORD
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"Have you been fighting with
that Billy Williams again?"
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"No Dearest, he did
all the fighting."
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"Billy, have you been
in another fight?"
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"I had to fight -
a big bully
picked on me!"
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"Cedric, I cannot bear to
have you grow up,
but if you insist upon
having your hair cut --"
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"If father wore curls --
I'm proud of them."
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"My father wore curls --
you insulted him --
apologize!"
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ENGLAND _
An ancestral castle --
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--- wherein lives the
Earl of Dorincourt,
fabulously rich, but
a friendless recluse.
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The sole surviving
son and heir of the
Earl of Dorincourt.
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Havisham, the Earl's
solicitor.
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"Your Lordship, I have spoken
to your son, but, I fear,
with the usual result --
he is incorrigible."
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"I hold you largely re-
sponsible, Havisham.
You should have halted
his reckless extravagance."
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"By Heavens, Havisham --
what if this scalawag son
of mine should drink
himself to death! --
the name of Dorincourt
would die with me."
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"My Lord, you forget that
your son Cedric had
a male off-spring from
his unfortunate marriage."
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"I warn you -- never
refer to that woman
or her brat again!"
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Cedric has many admirers
but his best friend is
Hobbs, the corner grocer.
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"No hen ever lived
that could lay eggs
worth that much."
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"How is business today,
Mr. Hobbs?"
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"Don't worry, Mr. Hobbs ~ ~
when I get to be
President of the United
States, you're going to have
a big grocery store right
next to the White House."
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"Mr. Hobbs, Mother wants
twenty cents worth
of powder."
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"Face, gun, or bug?"
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"Oh, no! Baking powder."
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"Cedric, we should be proud
we was born Yankees ---
I was readin' about the
doin's of them English Earls
and other Tyrants."
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"They're a bad lot -- them
Earls and Dooks -- why,
they enjoy choppin' off the
heads of their subjects!"
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"What would you do,
Mr. Hobbs, if an Earl
was to dare come into
your grocery store?"
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"I'd like to catch one of them
snoopin' 'round here --
I -- I'd oust them out
at the toe of me boot!"
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ENGLAND _
The sudden death of the
eldest son, brings to the
Earl the bitter realization
that nothing can prevent
the title and estates of
Dorincourt from descending
to the rightful heir.
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"Cedric's son is undoubtedly a
vulgar, dirty little wretch --
but I suppose it must be
-- you had best find him
immediately, Havisham."
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NEW YORK _
Another best friend of
Cedric's is Mrs. McGinty,
the apple-woman.
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"Shure, the rain is after makin'
me bones ache with the
rheumatics -- now if I only
had me a little shtove --"
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"When I get to be President,
you won't have to work
any more -- you can come
and live in the White House
with me."
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The Earl's solicitor
arrives in New York.
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"Mrs. Errol, I am here
in behalf of the
Earl of Dorincourt."
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"Madam, the Earl of Dorin-
court has just lost his
eldest son -- your son is
now Lord Fauntleroy - -
heir to his title and fortune."
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"The Earl unjustly disowned my
husband and ignored his
dying appeal for forgiveness!"
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"How can this cruel old man
expect me to give him
my only child?"
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"Consider the child's future --
he will be educated
as becomes his station!"
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Still another best friend
is Dick, the bootblack.
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"My business - - he is
ruined - - the boss,
he say if I no pay rent,
I gotta quick get out!"
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"When I get to be President,
I'll introduce you to the
Senators and they'll give
you a nice job - - that's
what Senators are for."
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The idol of the
neighborhood --
an ex-champion.
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"Five cents to have your
shoes shined with
Buzz-Saw Brannigan."
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"So this is Little
Lord Fauntleroy?"
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"I beg your pardon sir, but
my name is Cedric Errol."
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"Quite right - - but
henceforth you are
to be Lord Fauntleroy."
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"Oh! - I wouldn't like
to be an Earl, Sir."
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"Mr. Hobbs says that they
cut people's heads off!"
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"You see - your grandfather
in England is an Earl."
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"I was going to be President
but, maybe, I might like
being an Earl just as well --
if Dearest could be one too."
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"-- and now that you are
a Lord, you are going
to be a very rich little
boy -- your grandfather
wishes me to give you
everything you desire."
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"I'm so glad I'm rich - -
I can get a lot of things
I want -- buy Mrs. McGinty
a stove -- pay Dick's rent
-- -- and -- -- and -- --"
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"Wealth is often a power
for evil -- I hope it will
bring Cedric no harm."
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Lord Fauntleroy bears
the important news
to his friend, Hobbs.
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"Little Man, aren't you
feelin' well?"
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"Mr. Hobbs, what did
you say you'd do to
an Earl if he dared to
come into your store?"
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"Bless your heart, Laddie,
I said I'd oust him
out o' here with the toe
of me boot!"
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"Oh, Mr. Hobbs, I'm so sorry
- - there is an Earl
sitting on your cracker box."
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"One of us must have
sun-stroke!"
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"I feel just as bad about it
as you do, Mr. Hobbs --
You see - - I wanted to
be President - - and now
I've got to be an Earl!"
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The day of Lord Fauntleroy's
departure arrives.
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Even the best of friends
must part.
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"Mr. Havisham says that Earls
don't cut peoples' heads
off any more -- so it will
be safe for you all to
come and see me."
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And at the end of
the voyage -- the
estate of Dorincourt.
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The Lodge at the gates.
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"His Lordship is a man of
strange prejudices --
he has made the unpleasant
stipulation that you are to
live at the Lodge Cottage
while Lord Fauntleroy is to
stay at the Castle."
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"I have a friend in New York
who wears a uniform
something like yours - -
only he drives a street-car."
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"Madam, the terms are not
as harsh as they seem.
Lord Fauntleroy may visit
you whenever you wish."
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"With all this abundance --
this splendor - I hope
Cedric will not lose his
appreciation of the little
things in life."
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"Cedric, you are to live at
the Castle. I - I shall
remain at the Lodge. It is
better so -- this will enable
you to become acquainted
with your grandfather."
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"But, Dearest! --"
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"Your grandfather is good
and kind -- love him
as you do me."
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The heir presumptive to
the title and vast estates
arrives at Dorincourt.
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"My, what a long way
for a person to live
from his front gate!"
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"Are all those people my
grandfather's relatives?"
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"Your Grandfather, the Earl
of Dorincourt, will receive
you this evening -- --
I will show your Lordship
to your room."
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"Well, Havisham -- speak up --
are you disappointed
in the brat?"
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"Brat hardly becomes him,
my Lord. Really, he
is a splendid little chap and
quite clever for his years."
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"American impudence,
I suppose!"
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"I bear a message from
Lord Fauntleroy's mother --
she prefers not to accept
the income you propose
to settle upon her."
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"Don't ever mention her!
It's a sham to hide
her mercenary schemes!"
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THE EVENING.
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"Lord Fauntleroy!"
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"Grandfather Earl, I'm
glad to meet you."
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"Please excuse me,
Grandfather Earl,
but you have lost
one side of your
spectacles."
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"Do you think you are
going to like me?"
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"Yes sir, I am sure of it."
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"My Lord, dinner is served."
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"Just lean on me,
Grandfather Earl --
I'll walk very slowly."
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"Grandfather Earl, you
don't wear your crown
all the time."
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"I take it off occasionally."
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"It's a terribly big castle
for just two people to
live in, isn't it?"
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"Do you find it too large?"
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"It wouldn't be too big if
Dearest were only here."
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"Who is Dearest?"
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"She is in there --
my mother."
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"What has your mother
told you about me?"
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"I must always love you
because you have lost
your own children and
now I am all that you have."
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
begins his new life.
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Absence makes the
heart grow fonder
and sometimes sadder.
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"Oh, Dearest, you'll love
Grandfather Earl.
He's so good to me --
and we live in a big
beautiful castle - -"
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"-- but, Dearest, it's
lonely without you!"
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"Oh, Dearest, Grandfather Earl
gave me a wonderful pony --
I want you to see him."
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The Dorincourt tenants
have been reduced to
poverty through the shame-
ful neglect of the Earl.
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One of the victims
of neglect.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
and his pony quickly
become friends.
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"Your Lordship, these are all
my brothers and sisters."
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"Haven't you a Dearest --
I mean a mother -- to
care for you?"
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"I'm Lord Fauntleroy - -
I'll tell Grandfather Earl
to send a doctor to
make you well."
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"You come like an angel
out of Heaven - -
God must have answered
my prayers!"
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Lord Fauntleroy believes
that one of an Earl's
chief virtues should be
charity.
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Neither a gouty Earl
nor a gloomy castle
can long withstand the
spirit of youth.
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"Permit me to congratulate
your Lordship on your
miraculous improvement --"
122
"Havisham, you will hereafter
please confine your ob-
servations exclusively to
legal matters!"
123
"When your Lordship is -
is - at leisure - -
luncheon is served."
124
"Fine, I hoped it would
be ready - - count
these mouths, Brooks."
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"If your Lordship will permit
me -- Lord Fauntleroy
is -- er -- er -- being
disgracefully imposed upon!"
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"I beg your pardon, my Lord,
but I fear his Lordship,
your grandfather, would
not approve our serving
these - - these tenants."
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"Do you know you're talking
to an Earl -- who might
have been President of the
United States of America --"
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"And a man who refuses
to give pie to an Earl's
friends is apt to have
his head cut right off!"
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"Humiliated -- that's the word,
humiliated -- and in my
own house, too!"
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"Can we do anything
for your Lordship?"
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"Yes--give--'em--pie!"
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"Grand-daddy Earl,
I would like you
to meet my friends."
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"Why did you bring
them here?"
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"Their mother is awfully
sick, and they haven't
had anything to eat."
135
"You will send a doctor
to her, won't you --
and some things to eat."
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"Some day you will be the
Earl of Dorincourt --
you may as well begin now.
Order Havisham to do
whatever you think best
for these people."
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The spirit of youth still
persists, and one bright
morning finds the old
Earl astride his horse for
the first time in years.
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"Grand-daddy Earl, does
this big beautiful park
all belong to you?"
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"Some day, when I am dead --
it will all belong to you."
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"Then I don't want it."
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"Oh! There's Dearest!"
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"I have a matter to discuss
with the gate-keeper --
I'll return for you in a
half hour."
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A great moment in Little
Lord Fauntleroy's life
is when he is formally
introduced as the future
Earl of Dorincourt.
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"I have the honor of introducing
to you the next Earl of
Dorincourt -- Lord Fauntleroy."
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"I hope you will all enjoy
my party - and - when
I grow up, I hope I'll
be a good Earl, like my
grandfather."
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But there is one
more concerned
who is denied the
joy of this occasion.
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Dearest hoping against hope
that at the last minute
she may be sent for.
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His first formal reception
proves too much for
Fauntleroy.
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"My Lord, something extra-
ordinary has happened
-- I must see you alone."
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"-- distressing news --
I am sorry to be
the bearer of it."
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"I fear Cedric Errol is
not Lord Fauntleroy!
It appears that your
eldest son was secretly
married and had a child."
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"Havisham, you are mad!
Whose infernal lie is this?"
153
"My Lord, if it is a lie --
it looks painfully like
the truth."
154
"Grand-daddy Earl,
can't I be your
little boy any more?"
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"As long as I live!"
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"Then I don't care
about the Earl
part of it at all."
157
"Havisham, move Heaven and
Earth to right this thing."
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Grief robs the Earl of
a relentless prejudice.
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"Grand-daddy Earl,
this is Dearest."
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"Madam, if you would
pardon an old man's
whim, I would speak
with you alone."
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"I have treated you so badly,
I dare say you would
prefer that your son not be-
come the Earl of Dorincourt."
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"My wish is that he should
be what his father
would have desired - -
regardless of my feelings."
163
"If the title does not
rightfully belong
to Cedric, I believe
it is best for us to
return to America."
164
"I appeal to you, madam, to
allow me time to make
a thorough investigation."
165
"I'm hiding it here 'cause
if a dog finds it, I'll
get a dog's tooth."
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NEW YORK _
Unexpected news.
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"They've had a spite
agin' us ever since
the Revolutionary War,
and they want to
take it out on him."
168
"Look! Look at that woman
in the picture!"
169
"This here business
calls for a lawyer!"
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"And a detective!"
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"And a fight!"
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"It takes money to fight --
I'll spend my last dollar."
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Cedric bids good-bye
to Dorincourt.
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"I hope you won't forget
me -- even if I'm not
Lord Fauntleroy."
175
"Is it possible that you, a
lawyer, will allow them
to rob me of the one
thing on Earth I care for?
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"My Lord, I have exhausted
all hope!"
177
"Here's something to
remember me by."
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"My Lord, a lady desires
to see you --"
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"- - and the new
Lord Fauntleroy."
180
"I will see the mother
but not the child."
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"I am curious to learn
the details of your
marriage to my son."
182
"My Lord will recall
that I have legally
established my claim."
183
"I want to thank you
for all the kindness
you have shown me."
184
"Where's Dick?"
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"Your Lordship, we
are expecting him
any moment."
186
"I am not Lord Fauntleroy
any more. Dearest and I are
going back to America -- so,
after all, I'll be President."
187
"But, anyway, I can show you
Grand-daddy Earl's castle."
188
"If Dick doesn't hurry,
it will be too late."
189
"If we can't see the Earl
we gotta talk to his
lawyers."
190
"I come here to help my
little friend. Somebody
wants steal his title, yes?"
191
"Unfortunately that is
the case."
192
"These are my ancestors."
193
"Your aunt's sisters! Gosh,
your great-uncle had a
large family!"
194
"-- -- you, come with
your ugly offspring,
come here like vultures
to wait for me to die!"
195
"But by heavens! I won't
die -- to spite you!"
196
"Surely my son has more
right to stay here than
that brat."
197
"While you are here,
your Ladyship, there
is a slight matter -
a trifle - that you
can dispose of."
198
"Minna, my wife, all these
years since you took
our boy away, I have
prayed to find you --"
199
"Madam, here is a case of
bigamy to be prosecuted,
but if you will sign this
statement as to the true
parentage of the claimant..."
200
"Please finish your tea while
I get my hat and coat."
201
"Pardon me - but how
dare you put on
my hat and coat?"
202
"I am the Lord Fauntleroy - -
the hat and coat - everything -
belongs to me now!"
203
"I'd better ask Grand-
father Earl if my
things belong to you."
204
"Oh! Run along and
tell the old fossil."
205
"You take that back!"
206
"Apologize?"
207
"I do."
208
"They were opera singers
in Milan - - She became
infatuated with your son,
and eloped with him, taking
her child with her."
209
"Tell Lord Fauntleroy
I am waiting for him."
210
"There was a mistake -- you
are still Lord Fauntleroy."
211
"How did your Lordship
get that black eye?"
212
"I got it putting
the Dorincourt
coat-of-arms on the
other boy's nose."
213
"Oh! Grand-daddy Earl,
am I to stay with
you always?"
214
"And Dearest too?"
215
"Lady Fauntleroy, I hope
you will remain with us at
the castle, always."
216
"Are you quite sure
you want me?"
217
"We have always wanted
you, but were not
exactly aware of it."
218
The proudest moment
in an old-fashioned
boy's life.
219
"--- and a shave, please."
The End
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