The secret garden — Chapter Seven The key to the garden
Mary was surprised. She thought about it for a minute. "I guess I don"t really like myself," she said. "But I never thought of it before."
Martha laughed. "That"s something Mother once asked me. I"ve never forgotten it."
Martha left as soon as she had given Mary breakfast. She was going to walk five miles to her family"s little house. There, she would help her mother with the washing. She would bake bread and enjoy herself very much.
After breakfast Mary went outside. She felt a little lonely, knowing Martha wasn"t going to be there when she returned. She went into the gardens as quickly as she could. The first thing she did was to run around in circles ten times. This made her feel better. After a minute she went into one of the kitchen gardens. She saw Ben Weatherstaff, the old gardener, working there. The fresh air and blue sky seemed to make him feel good. He spoke to her.
"Spring is coming," he said. "Can you smell it in the air?"
Mary breathed deeply. "I smell something fresh and good," she said.
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