The secret garden

THE ROBIN 87ever should find the hidden door she would beready.Mrs. Medlock had allowed Martha to sleep allbut she was back at her worknight at the cottage,in the morning with cheeks redder than ever andin the best of spirits."I got up at four o'clock/' she said. "Eh!it was pretty on th' moor with th' birds gettin' upan' th' rabbits scamperin' about an' th' sun risin'.I didn't walk all th' way.A man gave me a ridein his cart an' I can tellyou I did enjoy myself."She was full of stories of the delights of herday out. Her mother had been glad to see herand they had got the baking and washing all outof the way. She had even made each of the childrena dough-cake with a bit of brown sugar init."I had 'em all pipin' hot when they came infrom playin' on th' moor. An' th' cottage allsmelt o' nice, clean hot bakin' an' there was a goodfire, an' they just shouted for joy. Our Dickonhe said our cottage was good enough for a kingto live in."In the evening they had all sat round the fire,and Martha and her mother had sewed patcheson torn clothes and mended stockings and Marthahad told them about the little girl who hadcome from India and who had been waited on all