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286 THE SECRET GARDENShe was sayingit to Colin because she wantedto make Magic and keep him on his feet lookinglike that. She could not bear that he shouldgive in before Ben Weatherstaff. He did notgive in. She was uplifted by a sudden feeling thathe looked quite beautiful in spite of his thinness.He fixed his eyes on Ben Weatherstaff in hisfunny imperious way.''Look at me ! he commanded." Look atme all over! Am I a hunchback? Have I got'crooked legs?Ben Weatherstaff had not quite got over hisemotion, but he had recovered a little and answeredalmost in his usual way."Not tha'," he said." Nowt o' th' sort.What's tha' been doin' with thysel' hidin' outo' sight an' lettin' folk think tha' was cripple an'half-witted?"" Half-witted!" said Colin angrily. "Whothought that?"" Lots o' fools," said Ben." Th' world's fullo' jackasses brayin' an' they never bray nowt butlies. What did tha' shut thysel' up for?"u Every one thought I was going to die," saidColin shortly." I'm not !"And he said it with such decision Ben Weatherstafflooked him over, up and down, down and up." Tha' die !'he said with dry exultation.

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