The secret garden

CHAPTER XVNEST BUILDINGA FTER another week of rain the high arch of** blue sky appeared again and the sun whichpoured down was quite hot. Though there hadbeen no chance to see either the secret garden orDickon, Mistress Mary had enjoyed herself verymuch. The week had not seemed long. She hadspent hours of every day with Colin in his room,talking about Rajahs or gardens or Dickon and thecottage on the moor. They had looked at thesplendid books and pictures and sometimes Maryhad read things to Colin, and sometimes he hadread a little to her. When he was amused andinterested she thought he scarcely looked like aninvalid at all, except that his face was so colorlessand he was always on the sofa." You are a sly young one to listen and get outof your bed to go following things up like you didthat "night," Mrs. Medlock said once. Butthere's no sayingit's not been a sort of blessing tothe lot of us.He's not had a tantrum or a whiningfit since you made friends. The nurse was189