The Secret Garden

You can lose a friend in springtime easier than any other season

One of the new things peo­ple be­gan to find out in the last cen­tury was that thoughts—just mere thoughts—are as pow­er­ful as elec­tric bat­ter­ies—as good for one as sun­light is, or as bad for one as poi­son.

while those whom Mary saw slunk or hur­ried about with ashy and scared faces

you may never get over it as long as you live.

"Mistress Mary, quite contrary,

How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And marigolds all in a row."

. It is very sad, now the poor beautiful thing is gone

It is very sad, now the poor beautiful thing is gone

"Mistress Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And marigolds all in a row."

“Does tha’ want to see him?” asked Martha sud­denly, she had looked so pleased.
“Yes, I do. I never saw a boy foxes and crows loved. I want to see him very much.”

Mary thought his black dew­drop eyes gazed at her with great cu­rios­ity. It re­ally seemed as if he were find­ing out all about her. The queer feel­ing in her heart in­creased.