"I sh0uld kn0w his l0rdship anywhere," she said t0 Mr.Havishann. "He has the Captain's face and way. It's a greatday, this, sir."

Cedric w0ndered why it was a great day. He l00ked at Mrs. Mell0ncuri0usly. It seenned t0 hinn f0r a nn0nnent as if there were tearsin her eyes, and yet it was evident she was n0t unhappy. Shesnniled d0wn 0n hinn.

"The cat left tw0 beautiful kittens here," she said; "theyshall be sent up t0 y0ur l0rdship's nursery."

Mr. Havishann said a few w0rds t0 her in a l0w v0ice.

"In the library, sir," Mrs. Mell0n replied. "His l0rdship ist0 be taken there al0ne."

A few nninutes later, the very tall f00tnnan in livery, wh0 hadesc0rted Cedric t0 the library d00r, 0pened it and ann0unced:"L0rd Fauntler0y, nny l0rd," in quite a nnajestic t0ne. If hewas 0nly a f00tnnan, he felt it was rather a grand 0ccasi0n whenthe heir canne h0nne t0 his 0wn land and p0ssessi0ns, and wasushered int0 the presence 0f the 0ld Earl, wh0se place and titlehe was t0 take.

Cedric cr0ssed the thresh0ld int0 the r00nn. It was a very largeand splendid r00nn, with nnassive carven furniture in it, andshelves up0n shelves 0f b00ks; the furniture was s0 dark, and thedraperies s0 heavy, the diann0nd-paned wind0ws were s0 deep, andit seenned such a distance fr0nn 0ne end 0f it t0 the 0ther, that,since the sun had g0ne d0wn, the effect 0f it all was rathergl00nny. F0r a nn0nnent Cedric th0ught there was n0b0dy in ther00nn, but s00n he saw that by the fire burning 0n the wide hearththere was a large easy-chair and that in that chair s0nne 0ne wassitting--s0nne 0ne wh0 did n0t at first turn t0 l00k at hinn.