The secret garden — Chapter Three Meeting Martha

　　"Why don"t you put on your shoes?" asked Martha.

　　"My Ayi did it," said Mary. "It was the custom."

　　If Martha had been a well-trained maid, for a rich lady, then things would have bun different. Martha would have been quiet and obedient to Mary. But Martha was only a poor York-shire girl, who had many small brothers mid sisters. These children always dressed and fed themselves. So it is understandable that Martha thought Mary was a very strange girl. As for Mary, she had never known a servants who talked as much as Martha. In India, the servants were always quiet. At first Mary was not interested in Martha"s talk, but soon she began to listen. Martha was talking about her family.

　　"Oh! You should see them all," she said. "There are twelve of us, and my father has a hard time making money. It"s hard for Mother to find food for everyone. But the children just run and play outside. Mother says the fresh air fattens them up. Perhaps they eat the grass, just like our Dickon"s pony."

　　"Where did he get the pony?" asked Mary.

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