The secret garden — Chapter One The child who was left behind

　　The next day Mary and Mrs.Medlock began the journey to Yorkshire, where Misselthwaite Manor was. Mary sat in the train and did not speak. Mrs.Medlock looked at Mary"s face. It looked very sour, just like a lemon! She thought. "I"ve never seen an unhappier child in my life." Mrs.Medlock did not really like children. But she decided to tell Mary about her new home. anyway.

　　"Did your parents ever tell you about your uncle?" she asked Mary.

　　"No," said Mary.

　　"Well, you are going to a very strange place. Misselthwaite Manor is over six hundred years old. The house has more than a hundred rooms, but most of them are locked. The house is on the edge of the moor. The moor is a large, flat land with grass and hills. The house has many gardens. But there"s nothing else," she said.

　　Mary tried to pretend she didn"t care. The woman looked at her curiously. "You"re like an old woman, not a child," she said. "Don"t you care?"

　　"It doesn"t matter whether I care or not," said Mary.

　　"You are right!" said Mrs.Medlock."You have to live at Misselthwaite whether you like it or not. It"s the easiest thing. Your uncle isn"t going to see you. He doesn"t see anyone. Oh, yes, I forgot something. Your uncle has a bad back. It made him an angry person, even though he had lots of money and a large house. He was a sour young man. He didn"t become happy until he met his wife."

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