The secret garden

240 THE SECRET GARDENbut she did what none of us dare do. She justflew at him like a little cat last night, and stampedher feet and ordered him to stop screaming, andsomehow she startled him so that he actually didstop, and this afternoon well just come up andsee, sir. It's past crediting."The scene which Dr. Craven beheld when heentered his patient'sroom was indeed rather astonishingto him. As Mrs. Medlock opened thedoor he heard laughing and chattering. Colinwas on his sofa in his dressing-gown and he wassitting up quite straight looking at a picture in oneof the garden books and talking to the plain childwho at that moment could scarcely be called plainat all because her face was so glowing with enjoyment." Those long spires of blue ones we'll have alot of those," Colin was announcing. They'recalled Del-phin-iums."" Dickon says they're larkspurs made big and"grand," cried Mistress Mary. There areclumps there already."Then they saw Dr. Craven and stopped. Marybecame quite still and Colin looked fretful." I am sorry to hear you were ill last night, myHe wasboy," Dr. Craven said a trifle nervously.rather a nervous man." I'm better now much better," Colin an-