The Secret Garden Page #3

- No, don't do that.

Why not?

If you make them open the door like that,

if everyone knows...

...it wouldn't be a secret anymore.

Don't you see how much better it is

if it's a secret?

You have to.

Maybe you can't even keep a secret.

Master Colin, we've brought the machine

for your legs.

I don't want it.

Now, don't be like that.

You know how important it is

for your circulation.

I've got some nice, fresh flannels, too.

Your father returns today.

He won't want to see me.

Perhaps he will.

The machine. Wake up, girl!

Oh, I forgot my herbs.

- I'll get them for you.

- No, thank you.

Last time, you brought too many roots

and almost no leaves.

What are you doing down there,

Miss Mary?

Where's your mask?

If Mrs. Medlock finds out...

The world's coming to an end.

She won't let you come back.

But you're master until your father

gets home, you could make her...

Go! Just go!

She'll think I disobeyed her.

She'll fire me for sure.

Please! Go!

His Lordship's arrived! He's here!

Come along, Miss Mary.

Come along.

Miss Mary, Your Lordship.

Calm down.

Come here.

You needn't be afraid.

Come here.

My God!

Your eyes!

They're so much...

I had no idea.

Wait a moment.

They never sent me your picture.

Mother had no time

to get my picture taken.

Medlock wants me to send you

to some sort of boarding school.

Please. Let me stay.

I don't do any harm.

Harm?

What harm could you do?

There's nothing for a child here.

I don't need much.

All I need is...

Could I...?

Could I have a bit of earth?

Bit of earth?

To plant seeds in.

To make things grow.

Take your bit of earth.

Don't be foolish and expect anything

to come of it.

May I take it from anywhere

so long as it's not wanted?

Anywhere!

Well... Go! Go!

You can go.

Good-bye. Good-bye.

I'll be away until the winter.

He said I can!

I can have my bit of earth!

Who said?

My uncle. I asked him and he said "yes."

I can plant seeds anywhere I like.

Blue flowers, pink flowers...

...purple flowers, yellow flowers...

...cornflowers, foxgloves,

any kind we want.

It's raining.

The rain will help our flowers grow.

In India when it rained,

my ayah would tell me stories.

In one of the stories there was a god

who reminds me of you.

When he was growing up...

...he had to be kept a secret,

so no one would see him.

Really?

- Why?

- Because his uncle wanted to kill him.

His uncle dreamed the young god

would take over heaven.

- Where did he hide?

- He lived with some cows.

Was he different from other people?

Only on the inside.

When you looked down his throat

you could see the universe.

The universe couldn't fit

down anybody's throat.

Down his it could.

How?

He'd have to be bigger than the whole

universe to fit it down his throat.

You said he looked like everybody else

on the outside.

That's right. It's inside

that he was different.

- It doesn't make sense.

- It doesn't have to make sense.

It's the idea of it.

It's so stupid.

- No, it's not. It's magic.

- You can't be that stupid.

I am not stupid!

You don't understand. You don't want to!

You can't leave!

You wouldn't dare!

Wouldn't I?

- I'll have them drag you back in.

- Will you, Mr. Rajah?

Fine.

That's just fine.

Then I won't even look at you.

I'll stare at the floor.

I'll clench my teeth together

and never tell you one thing.

Not even about seeing your father.

Yes, you will.

Tell me.

He didn't come to see me.

I'll die 'cause he doesn't like me.

He likes me.

But he's my father!

Maybe if you weren't so rude.

I'm not rude!

Yes, you are! You're so sour!

You won't even open your windows

and let the sunshine in.

How can I? It's raining out.

- Even if it weren't raining.

- Lf it weren't raining, maybe I would.

- You never have.

- Does that mean I never would?

I'm not sour.

Will he ever see Colin?

- He's afraid to fall in love with him.

- He's afraid to love his son?

Sometimes when he's here,

he stays alone for a week.

But Colin wants to see him.

Sometimes, he stays longer.

Longer than a week?

Ten years ago...

...when his wife died,

he locked himself in for over a month.

Colin was such a weak baby,

everyone thought he'd die.

His father couldn't bear losing him, too.

He'd suffered so much already.

My poor little boy.

That was the night the rain stopped,

the night spring came to Misslethwaite.

My poor uncle fled from it...

... as if he were escaping the spring.

Medlock's gone!

It's working. It's working any minute now.

Hold, Dickon!

Hold! It's working!

Come down! We need a hand.

It's beautiful, Colin. Do you feel it?

Do you?

I'm coming!

What about the spores?

Can you see them?

Jesus.

Come help me, please.

Put him on the bed.

Calm yourself, Master Colin.

Please, just calm down!

Calm down. See if Mrs. Medlock's back.

Calm down!

Calm down, please!

Miss Mary, please, don't go in there now.

He's having a dreadful fit.

Lord knows what he'll do.

I don't care. He's so spoiled,

he must be stopped.

Somebody's got to make him stop.

Stop it, you! Stop! I hate you!

Everybody hates you!

You're so selfish! You're the most selfish

boy there ever was!

I'm not as selfish as you are.

Because I'm always ill.

Nobody ill can scream like that.

I'm going to die!

What do you know about dying?

- My mother died!

- Both my parents died!

I'll get a lump on my back.

I'll get a lump like my father's!

It's Master Colin! It's Master Colin!

Come quickly, John. Come quickly.

There's nothing but your bones

sticking out.

It's because you're so skinny.

What in God's name?

Get away from him, beastly girl!

You'll kill him!

- I won't hurt him!

- She's my cousin!

Give me a hand.

Hold his arms up.

Martha, stop that girl!

He doesn't have a lump!

- You let that wretched girl in here?

- No, ma'am.

You disobeyed me!

You are done for.

You can hie yourself home.

But I didn't tell her.

What's going on?

I'll send you away

if you dare think of making her go!

Now, get out of here!

I want to be alone with my cousin.

Beg your pardon?

I'm ordering you to leave this room!

Ordering me?

Go!

I shall.

If only to prevent you from harming

yourself with this hysterical shrieking.

But, I promise you...

Maybe I'm not ill.

I don't see how.

You're just weak.

Do you think I could go outside?

Spores and all?

I don't know anything about spores.

If I went out...

...maybe we could find the door

to my mother's garden.

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