The secret garden — Chapter Three Meeting Martha
Mary listened to Martha talk. She thought this servant was very strange. In India, the servants never talked to their masters like that, as if the masters were their friends. Indian servants
only spoke when spoken to. They were always quiet and obedient. Mary had always hit her Ayi in the face when she was angry. Mary looked at this young English woman. She wondered what Martha would do if Mary hit her. Probably, she would hit her back!
"You are a strange servant," Mary said.
Martha didn"t seem upset by this comment. She just laughed. "I know it," she said. "If Mr. Craven had a wife, I could never work here. I’m too plain, and I don"t speak like an educated lady. But this is a strange house, even though it seems so fancy. Mrs.Medlock gave me a job here because she"s a friend of my family. She said I couldn"t work here, if this house was like other rich people"s houses."
"Are you going to be my servant?" asked Mary.
"I"m Mrs.Medlock"s servant," said Martha firmly. "Just like she"s Mr.Craven"s servant. But I"ll clean your room a little, and help you. But you won"t need much. You can take care of yourself."
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