Таинственный сад
XV. Nest Building
HewasnotintheleastlikeDickon,buthewasevidentlysopleasedwiththeideaofagardennooneknewanythingaboutthatshethoughtperhapshecouldbetrusted.Butshehadnotknownhimlongenoughtobesure.Thesecondthingshewantedtofindoutwasthis:Ifhecouldbetrusted—ifhereallycould—wouldn’titbepossibletotakehimtothegardenwithouthavinganyonefinditout?ThegranddoctorhadsaidthathemusthavefreshairandColinhadsaidthathewouldnotmindfreshairinasecretgarden.PerhapsifhehadagreatdealoffreshairandknewDickonandtherobinandsawthingsgrowinghemightnotthinksomuchaboutdying.MaryhadseenherselfintheglasssometimeslatelywhenshehadrealizedthatshelookedquiteadifferentcreaturefromthechildshehadseenwhenshearrivedfromIndia.Thischildlookednicer.EvenMarthahadseenachangeinher.
“Th’airfromth’moorhasdonetheegoodalready,”shehadsaid.“Tha’rtnotnighsoyellerandtha’rtnotnighsoscrawny.Eventha’hairdoesn’tslampdownontha’headsoflat.It’sgotsomelifeinitsoasitsticksoutabit.”
“It’slikeme,”saidMary.“It’sgrowingstrongerandfatter.I’msurethere’smoreofit.”
“Itlooksit,forsure,”saidMartha,rufflingitupalittleroundherface.“Tha’rtnothalfsouglywhenit’sthatwayan’there’sabito’redintha’cheeks.”
IfgardensandfreshairhadbeengoodforherperhapstheywouldbegoodforColin.Butthen,ifhehatedpeopletolookathim,perhapshewouldnotliketoseeDickon.
