The Secret Garden Page #5

Why I would . . . .

Mary . . Mary Lennox stop where you are !

Mrs. Medlock

You're the one that started him off

your recklessness

Ever since I found you in his room, he's been getting worse and worse

But Mrs. Medlock. And now he says he can feel the bump on his back

And whose fault is that ?

Stop shaking me Mrs. Medlock !

I'll let your uncle know

You'll be sent away !

Youre making me angry Mrs. Medlock !

I'm making you angry ?

Why you cold hearted little animal

What you did to that poor boy

Breaking into his room . . taunting him . . teasing him

But Mrs. Medlock, He likes me

He wouldn't let me go

And now you can't even tell the truth !

Nay nay

I'm in charge of this case !

Get out !!!

I won't get out !!

Push your head off. . . .see if I care

If I have to I'll get out !!!

I hate you !!

Why ?

You lied to Mrs. Medlock

You don't care what you say

You only care about yourself, you're mean and selfish

Stop being so proud of yourself

I'm worse than you are

I hate you, I hate you !!

I hate YOU !!

Everybody hates you !!

Get out get out !!

get out ..... get ooouuuttt !!!

. . youre mean !

Go on , yell your head off !

Get out !

Scream !!

Scream !!

I can scream louder than you can !

I told you so !

Nurse

Mrs. Medlock

and don't start that crying again

I can scream louder than you can

and I can cry harder too

although I'm not going to . .

Why you never met anyone as bad as I am

You don't care how I'll never live to grow up

Oh stop it, you'll live as long as I will

You say that to make people do as you say

I will die

Don't you dare say that I won't die

Well you're proud that you're going to die

It makes you feel more special, it makes you feel important. .

You're proud !

. . nurse . .

Don't you think I don't know all the tricks

I was worse the day I was born. . than you are this very minute

and don't start that crying

I won't listen

I do want to die, Mary really I do

You shouldn't

There's a bump on my back

I don't believe it

There is . . . . I could feel it this morning

Well it isn't there now

it tis . . .

My father always said . . .

Oh Mary

I don't want to live to grow up

Nurse ?

Show me his back

No !

I don't want anybody to see it

There

No Please !

I'm not going to hurt you . .

Now there's a good boy, just a minute

There we are . .

. . now turn over . .

come along now. . .

Why there isn't a bump as big as a pin

It's just backbone lumps . . and I had those . . .everybody had

and if you ever say there's a bump coming up

If you ever once say it

Well . . I'll laugh and laugh and laugh . . .

. .make everybody go away. . .

Mary? . . . . . I'm tired

goodnight

Go to sleep

My father always said that some day I'd be like him

He likely believes it

Grownups can be awfully silly

But let's not think about him

It's been so awfully long since I've seen you

Tell me a story Mary

Tell me a story about what you've been doing

I can't Colin

Please

Well it's a secret

Dickon and I have a secret . .

I never see anybody

I don't have any secrets

Could I meet Dickon someday ?

Why of course . . . I'll bring him to see you tomorrow

Tell me some kind of story Mary

Well . . . . once upon a time . . it isn't a true story of course . . .

but once upon a time . .

. . there was a secret garden. . .

. . oh it was a lovely garden . . with walls all around . .

. . with vines and flowers . . .

. . and grownups never came there . . only children . .

It was just like the make believe garden . . . only it wasn't make believe

the Lilacs and the Tulips . . .

. . and the Daffodils with the most beautiful flowers of all the world

. . and no one could see them . . . just the children

Oh and the children were so happy

. .they were never mean and they never quarrelled

Sometimes we wished . . . all the children in all the world . .

. . .could have a secret garden . .

. . just like this. . .

Hello . . . this is Dickon

Hello

Hello

She wants a bit of breakfast

She very starving

It was mean not to feed her sooner

But I thought thar might like to feed her

Yeah . . . . . . . that's right

. . just like a baby . .

What's that ?

It's a fox cub . . . Dickon found it on the moors

His name's Captain

He's what you might call a volunteer. .

Colin

Can you keep a secret ?

. .but you've got to swear it on blood or something. .

What secret ?

Here . . swear on this key that you'll never never tell . .

Tell what ?

Well how can I tell you unless you swear

How can I swear unless I know what I'm swearing about ?

We can tell him Mary

It's just about an old garden . . . and that's the key

. . and our own garden . .

. . full of things in bloom . . and lovely smells

. . and no one's been in it for ten whole years . .

. . but just Mary and me ..

The 'Secret Garden' ?

Mary I thought it was just a story you were making up

. . why I dreamt about it last night . .

Aye and Mary and me , we think of nought else, . . since we first found it

We dreamed how fine it could be

. . and the weeds all gone . .

. and the roses pruned . .

. . and none but us to see it. .

We must take you there so thou may see it

Oh that's Dickon, he's always talking Yorkshire

. then he gets me talking . .

Must thou talk Yorkshire ?

no you don't have to do anything

Just swear that you won't tell

. .and then we'll show the garden to you !

I never go outdoors . . .

Servants look at me and . . .

anyway that stupid old Doc Griddlestone's coming this morning

He's bringing another Doctor from London and . . . . they'll probably say I'm worse

Well don't pay any attention to any old doctors

. . and about the servants . . . all you have to tell them is to keep out of the garden

They have to do what you say

You'd do us a big favour

Don't say anything

Swear !

I swear

Oh !

oh !

. never in all my life . .

. . my wig!

. .my wig. .

my wig . . give me my wig

. . my wig! . .

I'm Doctor Fortescue

You'll pardon me my boy but I practice in London

Is all this customary on a rural call ?

I'm beginning to understand why your father thought Doctor Griddlestone needed a little help

. . and if you're the patient and I presume you are

I wonder if you'll live to such a ripe old age.

And what are these for ?

I can't walk

I can believe you my boy . .

If I had to live in this house, I'd want to stay safe in bed too

You're old enough, why don't you just retire ?

Doctor Fortescue, I'm so ashamed

What did you lose ?

What ?

I thought you said this boy was ill ?

I beg your pardon Sir ?

Why don't you sell that stuff to the rag and bone man?

What are you trying to do, build a bridge ?

You speak most unprofessionally Sir !

If you think that what happened this morning to . . . . poor Doctor Griddlestone

. . has ever happened before. . . you're wrong

NEVER in this house !

I assumed such things never happened before, if they had . . he'd be a different boy

If I speak unprofessionally Doctor it's because I haven't the slightest hope of influencing you

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