Little Lord Fauntleroy Page #4

All his sons have died now. That's why I

shall be an earl. Now I'm Lord Fauntleroy.

Well, I'll be jiggered.

One of us has got a sunstroke.

Oh, no, we haven't. We'll have

to make the best of it, Mr. Hobbs.

What did you say your name was?

- Cedric Errol Lord Fauntleroy.

Well, I am jiggered.

Well... you always did talk

more English than American.

You think there's no getting out of it?

I'm afraid not, Mr. Hobbs.

Dearest says that Father

would wish me to do it

but if I have to be an earl,

I can try to be a good one.

I'm not going to be a tyrant, Mr. Hobbs

and if there's ever to be another war

with America, I shall try and stop it.

England's a long way off, isn't it?

It's across the Atlantic Ocean.

That's the worst of it. Perhaps

I shan't see you for a long time.

I don't like to think about that, Mr. Hobbs.

Well... the best of friends must part.

I'm afraid, Mr. Havisham, our American

food must seem very strange for you.

A little, ma'am. I find that muffins are

biscuits, and biscuits are cookies

but the cooking's excellent.

And after all, it's the company that

makes the meal exquisite, not the food.

Thank you, Mr. Havisham.

When you're an earl, you'll give splendid

dinners in one of the most beautiful castles

in England.

Do you know, I'm not sure I know

exactly what an earl is?

If anybody's going to be one,

he ought to know, don't you?

Would you mind explaining it to me?

Well, someone is made an earl generally

because he's done some service

to his sovereign or some great deed.

- Oh, that's like the president!

Oh, is it? Is that why

your presidents are elected?

Yes, sir, When a man's very good and

knows a great deal, he's elected president.

And they have torchlight processions, and

bands, and everybody makes speeches.

I used to think I might like to be president

but never thought of being an earl.

No, being an earl is rather different

from being a president.

An earl is generally

of very ancient lineage.

Uh, what's that?

A very old family - extremely old.

Oh, that's like the apple woman.

She's a hundred, I should think.

She's of such ancient lineage, it'd

surprise you how she can stand up.

You feel sorry for anyone who's so poor

and has such ancient lineage.

She says hers has gone into her bones

and rain makes it worse. - Ha, ha, ha.

When I said ancient lineage,

I didn't mean old age.

The first earl of Dorincourt was created

an earl hundreds of years ago.

Well, that was a long time ago,

wasn't it Dearest? - Yes, dear.

Many earls have been very brave men

and have fought in great battles.

I should like to do it myself.

My father was a soldier and a very brave

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