The secret garden — Chapter Eighteen Coming alive (上)
When Colin was in his room again, his doctor came to see him. "You should not have stayed outside so long," he said seriously. "You will become tired and ill again."
"No, I won"t, I’m not fired at all, "said Colin. "I will go to the garden every day from now on."
"I don"t think I can allow that. It would not be safe for you," said the doctor.
"You shouldn"t try to stop me. I will go," said Colin. He wasn"t angry, but he looked very serious.
After the doctor had gone Mary looked at Colin thoughtfully. He probably didn"t know how rude he was, always telling people what to do. Mary had once been like that, in India. She had always ordered the servants, and never said "please" or "thank you" to anyone. However, she had discovered that this behavior was not normal, or nice.
"I feel sorry for the doctor," she said to Colin.
"Why?" Colin asked.
"Well, that doctor"s taken care of you for ten years, and you"re so terribly rude to him. I never would have done it," Mary said.
"Am I rude?" Colin asked calmly. He"d never thought of it before.
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The secret garden | |
- The secret garden — Chapter Two Across the moors
- The secret garden — Chapter One The child who was left behind
- The secret garden — Chapter Three Meeting Martha
- The secret garden — Chapter Four The Robin and the gardener
- The secret garden — Chapter Five The strange cry
- The secret garden — Chapter Six There was someone crying
- The secret garden — Chapter Seven The key to the garden
- The secret garden — Chapter Eight The Robin shows the way
- The secret garden — Chapter Nine Behind the garden walls
- The secret garden — Chapter Ten Dickon