The secret garden — Chapter Eleven The bird’s nest

　　CHAPTER ELEVEN

　　THE BIRD"S NEST

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　　Dickon began to walk around the garden slowly and softly, like a cat. He seemed to notice everything the gray vines, brown trees, and stone benches.

　　"I never thought I"d see this place," be said at last.

　　Mary was shocked. "Did you know about it?" she whispered.

　　"Martha told me there was one garden at Misselthwaite that no one were into. I used to wonder what it was like," he said.

　　His eyes looked happy as he explored the garden. "There will be lots of birds" nests here, in the spring. It"s quiet and safe here."

　　"Oh, Dickon, will there be roses in the spring? I mean, do all the roses look dead?" said Mary.

　　"Oh, no, not all of them!" he answered. "Look at this." He took out a knife from his pocket and cut into a very large, tall bunch of rose branches. "Do you see how the inside looks a little green and wet?" he asked. "That means it"s alive. If the wood looks dry, and breaks off in your hand, it"s dead. There"s a lot of dead wood in this garden that should be cut out, but I think plenty is probably still alive."

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