Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

C. Aubrey Smith: The Earl of Dorincourt

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• Earl of Dorincourt : [gazing down at Cedric, asleep]  If anyone had ever told me I could be fond of a child, I wouldn't have believed them. I always detested children - my own more than most - but I'm fond of him... and, oddly enough, he's fond of me. You know, Havisham, I'm not popular - I never was - but he's fond of me, never was afraid of me, always trusted me. Yes, Havisham, he'd've filled my place... better than I've filled it. He'd have been an honor to the name.

• Cedric "Ceddie" Erroll : You don't wear your coronet all the time, then?

  Earl of Dorincourt : No, no... It, uh, it does not become me.

  Cedric "Ceddie" Erroll : Mr. Hobbs said you wore it all the time, but after he thought it over, he said he thought you must take it off sometimes to put your hat on.

  Earl of Dorincourt : Yes, I, eh... I take it off occasionally.

• Havisham : I would suggest, m' lord, that Fauntleroy's impressions of you depend entirely upon yourself. I make a further suggestion: that you would succeed better with him if you take care not to speak slightingly of his mother.

  Earl of Dorincourt : Tut-tut. The boy's only nine.

  Havisham : Nevertheless, those nine years have been spent at his mother's side. She has all his affection.

• Cedric "Ceddie" Erroll : My grandfather was very sorry about your children having the scarlet fever.

  Earl of Dorincourt : You see, Higgins, you people have all been mistaken about me. Lord Fauntleroy understands me. If you want a little reliable information on the subject of my character, apply to him.

• Earl of Dorincourt : Fauntleroy, your mother has come to live with us in the castle.

  Cedric "Ceddie" Erroll : To live with us, to live with us forever?

  'Dearest' : Are you sure you really want this?

  Earl of Dorincourt : We've always wanted you, but we weren't exactly aware of it.