The secret garden

istationCHAPTER IIIACROSS THE MOORand when she awakenedSHE slept a long time,Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket atone of the stations and they had some chicken andcold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.The rain seemed to be streaming down moreheavily than ever and everybody in the stationwore wet and glistening waterproofs. The guardlighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlockcheered up very much over her tea and chickenand beef. She ate a great deal and afterwardsat and stared at herfell asleep herself, and Maryand watched her fine bonnet slip on one side untilshe herself fell asleep once more in the cornerof the carnage, lulled by the splashing of therain against the windows. It was quite dark whenshe awakened again. The train had stopped at aand Mrs. Medlock was shaking her." " "You have had a sleep! she said. It's timeto open your eyes! We're at Thwaite Stationand we've got a long drive before us."Mary stood up and tried to keep her eyes open23