The secret garden — Chapter Nine Behind the garden walls

　　The robin was watching Mary with great interest. He was very pleased to see someone working in his garden at last!

　　Mary worked in the garden until it was time for lunch. She had worked for three hour, but the time had passed quickly. " I"ll return right after lunch," she said. She spoke to the trees and bushes, as if they might hear her.

　　Quickly and quietly she opened the old door, and then closed it. She made sure to hide the door behind the vines. Then she returned to the house.

　　At lunch Mary ate two plates of food, she was so hungry. Martha was happy. "Won"t mother be pleased when she finds out!" she said.

　　"Martha," said Mary, "do you know anything about growing flowers? "

　　"Not much," said Martha. "But Dickon does. Oh! He"s got so many flowers planted in his garden. He can make a flower grow out of a brick wall. Mother says he just whispers to things, and they grow."

　　"Do roots under the ground live a long time? I mean, would they live years and years, even if no one helped them?" asked Mary.

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