The Secret Garden Page #3

Gee told thee about it ?

N. n.. not exactly

Let him tell thee the rest of it

Be off !!!

Both of thee !!

Well . . well good day Mr. Weatherstaff . . .

Stop following me . . . . go away !

It's alright as long as you don't make yourself so conspicuous

Bound to be a gate . . somewhere

You're disgusting

Well I suppose we all have to eat sometimes

They could have walled it up, so there isn't any gate

Why should he want to do that ?

No I'm not going to look, I saw what you did last time.

I'm not going to help you

I . I . I was just digging for worms

He was hungry

What's in thar pocket ?

Oh . oh . My skipping rope

That's all, just my skipping rope

One . . . . two . . . . three . . . . four

five . . six . . . seven . . . eight . . nine . . .

You're a ghost !

I'm not at all a ghost

Are you ?

No

I'm Colin Crane and who are you ?

I'm Mary Lennox

Mr. Craven's my uncle

He's my father

Your father ?

Right

So I have a cousin

But you can't be the one who was making all that noise. . .

When ?

The night Mr. Craven left for London

Oh . .

Oh yes

I was having a tantrum

A tantrum ? Why that's ridiculous. .

Not at all

It is

I've had dozens of tantrums and I've never made that much noise

Course not

Doctor Griddlestone says I have the worst tantrums south of the Scottish border.

It's 85 miles from the Scottish border

I looked it up on the map

Well I never . .

You may ask Doctor Griddlestone

Why hasn't anyone ever told me about you ?

Oh they're not allowed to talk about me

Who won't allow it? Your Father ?

No . . I won't allow it

They have to do what I say

I don't like to be looked at either

A lady looked at me . . . she said once. . .

said poor child and put her face not that far from mine

What did you do ?

I barked like a dog and she ran away !

Well I never in all my life . . .

Why don't you liked to be looked at ?

Because I'm a cripple

Of course you didn't know

Yes I'm a cripple . .

. . . as wood, cripple

Don't you hate it ?

W .. w .. Well I never really thought about it, I really

I can't move my legs

I can't move them an inch !

I'll tell you something else

If I live to grow up . .

I've got a hump on my back !

Horrid isn't it ?

Well I really | Sor alright

I shan't live to grow up . .

How do you know ?

Oh everybody says so . . .

Even though I'm listening

I keep my eyes closed so they think I'm asleep

That's what they say

I'll never live to grow up

I don't believe you !

Well I don't . . . how does anybody know ?

I don't know whether I like you or not

And I don't believe you're going to get a hump on your back

Don't say that !

Well I don't .

If you're going to get one, where is it ?

Don't you dare talk like that !!

Sometimes I can almost feel it !

Go away ! I don't want to see you again never! never !!

No ! Stay here !!

I swear to goodness. . . I've never met anyone like you in all my life

Didn't you ?

Honestly ?

Doesn't anyone ever come to see you ?

Oh . . . my father

He doesn't like to see me though . . . He doesn't come very often

Why doesn't he like to see you ?

Oh he knows when I grow up . . I'll be just like him

He hates me

Course I shan't live to grow up

He knows that too . . .

Do you know what I think you are ?

I think you're crazy

I do . . . you and your father

What was your mother like ?

I don't know . . she died when I was born

Then you're ten years old

How did you know ?

Well your father said that . . well

What ?

Oh . .nothing. . .

Just that she died ten years ago

Colin

Do you know anything about a secret garden ?

A garden that's been all locked up . . . and no ones been into for . . .

Oh . . . ten years ?

I never go outdoors

I detest going outdoors !

Well, have you ever heard anyone say

That's silly, if there was any such place I'd made them show it to me

But oh . .

What happened to your mother ?

She was killed

You're a very dull person

Colin, what do you mean she was killed ?

Oh a tree fell down . . or a limb or something

It's an accident

That's her over there

Pull the curtain !

Beautiful isn't she ?

Have you ever seen anyone so . . . strong looking ?

That's enough, close the curtains

People must do as I say, close the curtains !

Don't you want to look at her ?

No I hate her !

You're shocked because I hate my mother . .

I am not

No ?

Most people are shocked

After all she was my mother and she is dead

What's that? I hate mine

Really ?

She never let anyone see me because I wasn't pretty

You needn't think hating your mother's so special

So wicked for you

, after all your mother isn't dead

Oh yes she is !

She is ?

Really ?

You must tell me about yourself someday . . .

Well/ Not now . . .

Colin ?

Colin, you don't know where it was that your mother was killed ?

You act as if you know something I don't . .

I don't like people who know things I don't know

I don't like secrets

It was somewhere on the grounds, that's all I know

I'm sleepy

You may come and play with me tomorrow

Do you know what you remind me off ?

a young Rajah

A rajah ?

That's a kind of king, isn't it ? In India.

I like that . .

a rajah . . .

What'd you say your name is ?

. . Mary !

You may sing me to sleep, Mary

. . . .That's a strange song . . .

. . . . I must ask you about it some day . . .

Are you Dickon's mother ?

I am

Thou must be Mary Lennox

Oh thank you so much for the skipping rope, Mrs. Sowerby

Do you think if I spoke to Dickon, Dickon would speak to me ?

Thou might try and see . .

He's caring for the little un

Oh . . . what's that ?

A fox cub . . his name's Captain

Is now you're still angry with me ?

When was I ever angry with thee ?

Oh good

Well Dickon, I've got so many secrets, I'm dying, I'm just dying

Theyre seems most healthy

I don't mean that kind of dying, it's just that . . . .

Oh Dickon, I need you terribly, terribly . . .

All you have to do is listen to me

What good's a secret if there's no to tell it to . . .

First you must swear .

I swear

Oh good

There's a secret boy you know

A what ?

A secret boy. . . .he lives in one of those hundred rooms

Nobody ever gets to see him, He's 10 years old and he doesn't go anywhere

and he's Mr. Cravens son

Colin . . the one that can't walk

Why . I thought it was a secret

Well Mary, I've never seen him but he's no secret

My sister, Martha, cares him some

Why I was never so disappointed in all my life

I hate you . . . . I hate you

What's that ?

Thar knows everything . . .

Not a great deal I don't

The Garden

The Secret Garden . .

You found the gate ?

No not yet

Dickon, wait for me . . .Wait for me !

It's bound to be behind those bushes

What if there is no gate ?

What if he sealed the wall up with stone ?

If he'd done that, then why bury the key ?

That's not sensible

Look there

He's always working behind those bushes

It's the only place I haven't had a chance to look

Good Mornin

Go away

go away . . go away

What ails thee ?

Do you know what . .

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