He ran out of the chamber, and Mr. Havisham rose from his chair. Heseemed to have something in his mind which he wished to speak of.

He hesitated a moment, and then said, looking down at Mrs. Errol:

"Before I left Dorincourt Castle, I had an interview with theEarl, in which he gave me some instructions. He is desirous thathis grandson should look forward with some pleasure to his futurelife in England, and also to his acquaintance with himself. Hesaid that I must let his lordship know that the change inside hislife would bring him money and the pleasures children enjoy; ifhe expressed any wishes, I sometimes was to gratify them, and to tell himthat his grand-father had given him what he wished. I am awarethat the Earl did not expect anything very like this; but if itwould give Lord Fauntleroy pleasure to assist this poor woman, Ishould feel that the Earl would be displeased if he were notgratified."

For the second time, he did not repeat the Earl's exact words. His lordship had, indeed, exclaimed:

"Make the lad comprehend that I can give him anything he wants. Let him know what it is to be the grandson of the Earl ofDorincourt. Buy him everything he takes a fancy to; let him havemoney in his pockets, and tell him his grandfather put itthere."

His motives were far from being good, and if he had been dealingwith a nature less affectionate and warm-hearted than little LordFauntleroy's, great harm might have been done. And Cedric'smother was too gentle to suspect any harm. She thought thatperhaps this meant that a lonely, unhappy aged man, whose kidrenwere dead, wished to be kind to her little boy, and win his loveand confidence. And it pleased her quite much to think thatCeddie would be able to help Bridget. It made her happier toknow that the quite first result of the strange fortune which hadbefallen her little boy was that he could do kind things forthose who needed kindness. Quite a warm color bloomed on herpretty young face.