Oldal 73 [73]
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would persuade him to tell them
some of these ‘‘asperiences of
Jerry’s, and as he sat relating
them with great delight and
fervor, there was certainly no
more popular voyager on any
ocean steamer crossing the At¬
lantic than little Lord Faunt¬
leroy. He was always innocently
and good-naturedly ready to do
was a charm in the very uncon¬
sciousness of his own childish
importance.
‘“lerry’s stories int’rust them
very much,” he said to his
mamma. " For my part— you
must excuse me, Dearest—
but sometimes I should have
thought they could nt be all
quite true, if they had nt hap¬
pened to Jerry himself; but
as they all happened to Jerry
— well, it s very strange, you
know, and perhaps sometimes
he may forget and be a little