. Le petit seigneur boiteux, ou l'enfant de Cloverlea . il petit ami des pêcheurs de la petite thesea pouvait les comprendre et sympathizeavec eux, et ses mots simples étaient intelligibles. Seigneur Deramore a gelé, mais n'a pas interféré. Le garçon est un simple bébé. L'enfer oublie tout le thisby et par, dit-il, et surtout si nous ne le noposerons. L'opposition est une incitation. Il isan évangéliste à six. Il sera une égoïsticaldandy à seize ans. Primrose était un compagnon constant de chants ; avec lui, elle a rendu visite à ses humbles amis. Sheno a plus longtemps qualifié les pauvres de communes. Les hersympathies ont été agrandies et son intere
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. The little lame lord, or The child of Cloverlea . he little friend of the fishers at By-thesea could understand them and sympathizewith them, and his simple words were intelligibleto them. Lord Deramore frowned, but did not interfere. The boy is a mere baby. Hell forget all thisby and by, he said, and especially if we do notoppose him. Opposition is an incentive. He isan evangelist at six. He will be an egotisticaldandy at sixteen. Primrose was Carols constant companion;with him she visited his humble friends. Sheno longer called poor people common. Hersympathies were enlarged and her interestswidened. She tasted the joy of helping othersto be happy. 216 THE LITTLE LAME LORD. And so as the autumn days sped by, and theflowers faded, and the swallows winged theirflight to the summer southern lands, the childwhom the Christmas angels brought endearedhimself to all at Sunnymeadow. He was trying, in his simple, childish way, tofollow the steps of that Holy One who was thefirst Christmas child, and whose gentle life wasspent in doing good.. His poor friend^ interested him deeply. CHAPTER XX. CAROL IN LONDON. Strange questions doth he ask of me when ve together walk ;He scarcely thinks as children think or talks as children talk; His little head is busy still and oftentimes perplexedWith thoughts about this world of care, and thoughts about the next. MOULTRIE. The wind that beats the mountain blows More softly round the open wold ;And gently comes the world to thoseThat are cast in gentle mould. LORD TENNYSON.217 218 THE LITTLE LAME LORD. THE re-opening of Parliament in November sum-moned Lord Deramore to take his place in theHouse of Lords. As a rule Lord and Lady Dera-more left the children at quiet Sunny meadowwhen they went to town. But Sunnymeadowstood in need of repairs which could not be carriedout while the house was inhabited, so on this occa-sion the Deramores removed to London enfamille. Little Carol was sorry to leave Sunnymeadow «/ j and his many poor frie
