After the death of Cedric Errol's father, who left his native England a long time ago, the only family left is his mother, from whom they cannot be separated. The seven-year-old boy also spends time with his friends: the shopkeeper Mr. Hobbs and Dick, the shoe shiner. But one day a lawyer comes to Cedric's house. It turns out that the boy is the last heir of his grandfather, Count Dorincourt, so he must immediately go to England and take the title of lord.