The secret garden

^334THE SECRET GARDENever knew, though Mrs. Medlock nearly found meout. I lost my way when I was coming back andI stopped at the end of your corridor. That wasthe second time I heard you crying."Colin started up on his sofa.*A hundred rooms no one goes into," he said." It sounds almost like a secret garden. Supposewe go and look at them. You could wheelme in my chair and nobody would know where wewent."That's what I was thinking," said Mary.'No one would dare to follow us. There aregalleries where you could run. We could do ourexercises. There is a little Indian room wherethere is a cabinet full of ivory elephants. Thereare all sorts of rooms."" Ring the bell," said Colin.When the nurse came in he gave his orders." I want my chair," he said." Miss Mary andI are going to look at the partof the house whichis not used. John can push me as far as the picture-gallerybecause there are some stairs. Thenhe must go away and leave us alone until I sendfor him again."Rainy days lost their terrors that morning.When the footman had wheeled the chair into thepicture-gallery and left the two together in obe-looked at eachdience to orders, Colin and Mary