The secret garden — Chapter Fifteen Trouble in the night

　　The nurse, Mrs. Medlock, and Martha had been listening outside. The nurse entered. She was very afraid.

　　"I don"t think he"ll let me!" she said.

　　"Show her! She"ll see then!" cried Colin.

　　The nurse turned Colin over, and Mary looked at his back. It was a very thin back. You could see all the bones. But there wasn"t anything wrong with it.

　　"Ha! There"s no lump on your silly back. It"s just thin, so you can feel your bones. My back used to look like that, until I became fatter. If you say there is a lump again, I"ll laugh at you!"

　　Truthfully, this was the best thing for Colin to hear. He hadn"t told anyone about his fears. But if he had talked to his doctor or his nurses, he would have discovered that most of his illnesses and fears were created by himself. Now, an angry little girl from India was telling him that his fears were silly. He hoped she was right.

　　"I didn"t know the boy thought he had a lump on his back. I could have told him it was fine," said the nurse. "It"s just weak, because he won"t exercise it."

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