The secret garden

3272 THE SECRET GARDENDickon looked across the grass at the treeMarystillness.andlooked and there was a brief moment of1Yes/ answered Dickon, after it, and his lowvoice had a very gentle sound.Mary gazed at the tree and thought.The branches are quite gray and there's nota single leaf anywhere/' Colin went on. " It'squite dead, isn't it? '" Aye," admitted Dickon." But them rosesas has climbed all over it will near hide every bito' th' dead wood when they're full o' leaves an'flowers. It won't look dead then. It'll be th'prettiest of all."Mary still" It looks as if a higgazed at the tree and thought.branch had been broken"off," said Colin. I wonder how it was done."'It's been done many a year," answered"Eh!Dickon.with a sudden relieved start'and laying his hand on Colin. Look at thatrobin! There he is! He's been foragin' for hismate.'Colin was almost too late but he just caughtsight of him, the flash of red-breasted bird withsomething in his beak. He darted through thegreenness and into the close-grown corner andwas out of sight. Colin leaned back on his cushionagain, laughing a little.