The secret garden

'212 THE SECRET GARDENalways say that. Any one is selfish who doesn'tdo what they want. You're more selfish than Iam. You're the most selfish boy I ever saw."" " " I'm not! snapped Colin. I'm not as selfishas yourfine Dickon is ! He keeps you playingin the dirt when he knows I am all by myself.He's selfish, ifyou like ! 'Mary's eyes flashed fire.'He's nicer than any other boy that ever'''lived 1 she said. He's he's like an angel!It might sound rather to silly say that but she didnot care."A nice angel ! !*Colin sneered ferociously.'He's a common cottage boyoff the moor !;"He's better than a common Rajah! retorted" He's a thousand times better!'Mary.Because she was the stronger of the two she wasbeginning to get the better of him. The truthwas that he had never had a fight with any onelike himself in his life and, upon the whole, itwas rather good for him, though neither he norMary knew anything about that. He turned hishead on his pillow and shut his eyes and a big tearwas squeezed out and ran down his cheek. Hewas beginning to feel pathetic and sorry for himselfnot for any one else.I'm not as selfish'as you, because I'm alwaysill, and I'm sure there is a lump coming oa my