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威瑟斯塔夫老头，没人跟她说说话。
不过后来玛丽听说了有关秘密花园的事。
那花园的门紧锁着，钥匙也不知哪儿去了。
10年了，除了那只能够飞过围墙的知更鸟，没有一个人进过那园子。
玛丽望着知更鸟，琢磨着钥匙会在哪儿……
再后来，夜里房子中什么地方传来奇怪的哭声，听起来像是个孩子……
弗朗西丝·
霍奇森·
伯内特生于1849年，卒于1924年。
从16岁起她大部分时间住在美国，但经常回英格兰。
她是一位终身作家，写了很多书，《秘密花园》是她的代表作。
1LittleMissMary
NobodyseemedtocareaboutMary．ShewasborninIndia，whereherfatherwasaBritishofficial．Hewasbusywithhiswork，andhermother，whowasverybeautiful，spentallhertimegoingtoparties．SoanIndianwoman，Kamala，waspaidtotakecareofthelittlegirl．Marywasnotaprettychild．Shehadathinangryfaceandthinyellowhair．ShewasalwaysgivingorderstoKamala，whohadtoobey．Maryneverthoughtofotherpeople，butonlyofherself．Infact，shewasaveryselfish，disagreeable，bad-temperedlittlegirl．
Oneveryhotmorning，whenshewasaboutnineyearsold，shewokeupandsawthatinsteadofKamalatherewasadifferentIndianservantbyherbed．
‘Whatareyoudoinghere？
’sheaskedcrossly．‘Goaway！
AndsendKamalatomeatonce！
’
Thewomanlookedafraid．‘I'
msorry，MissMary，she—she—shecan'
tcome！
Somethingstrangewashappeningthatday．Someofthehouseservantsweremissingandeverybodylookedfrightened．ButnobodytoldMaryanything，andKamalastilldidnotcome．SoatlastMarywentoutintothegarden，andplayedbyherselfunderatree．Shepretendedshewasmakingherownflowergarden，andpickedlargeredflowerstopushintotheground．Allthetimeshewassayingcrosslytoherself，
‘IhateKamala！
I'
llhitherwhenshecomesback！
Justthenshesawhermothercomingintothegarden，withayoungEnglishman．Theydidnotnoticethechild，wholistenedtotheirconversation．
‘It'
sverybad，isit？
’hermotheraskedtheyoungmaninaworriedvoice．
‘Verybad，’heansweredseriously．‘Peoplearedyinglikeflies．It'
sdangeroustostayinthistown．Youshouldgotothehills，wherethere'
snodisease．’
‘Oh，Iknow！
’shecried．‘Wemustleavesoon！
Suddenlytheyheardloudcriescomingfromtheservants’rooms，atthesideofthehouse．
‘What'
shappened？
’criedMary'
smotherwildly．
‘Ithinkoneofyourservantshasjustdied．Youdidn'
ttellmethediseaseishere，inyourhouse！
‘Ididn'
tknow！
’shescreamed．‘Quick，comewithme！
’Andtogethertheyranintothehouse．
NowMaryunderstoodwhatwaswrong．Theterriblediseasehadalreadykilledmanypeopleinthetown，andinallthehousespeopleweredying．InMary'
shouseitwasKamalawhohadjustdied．Laterthatdaythreemoreservantsdiedthere．
Allthroughthenightandthenextdaypeopleraninandoutofthehouse，shoutingandcrying．NobodythoughtofMary．Shehidinherbedroom，frightenedbythestrangeandterriblesoundsthatsheheardaroundher．Sometimesshecriedandsometimessheslept．
Whenshewokethenextday，thehousewassilent．
‘Perhapsthediseasehasgone，’shethought，‘andeverybodyiswellagain．IwonderwhowilltakecareofmeinsteadofKamala？
Whydoesn'
tsomeonebringmesomefood？
It'
sstrangethehouseissoquiet．’
Butjustthensheheardmen'
svoicesinthehall．
‘Howsad！
’saidone．‘Thatbeautifulwoman！
‘Therewasachildtoo，wasn'
tthere？
’saidtheother．‘Althoughnoneofuseversawher．’
Marywasstandinginthemiddleofherroomwhentheyopenedthedoorafewminuteslater．Thetwomenjumpedbackinsurprise．
‘MynameisMaryLennox，’shesaidcrossly．‘Iwasasleepwheneveryonewasill，andnowI'
mhungry．’
sthechild，theonenobodyeversaw！
’saidtheoldermantotheother．‘They'
veallforgottenher！
‘WhywasIforgotten？
’askedMaryangrily．‘Whyhasnobodycometotakecareofme？
Theyoungermanlookedatherverysadly．‘Poorchild！
’hesaid．‘Yousee，there'
snobodyleftaliveinthehouse．Sonobodycancome．’
InthisstrangeandsuddenwayMarylearntthatbothhermotherandherfatherhaddied．Thefewservantswhohadnotdiedhadrunawayinthenight．NoonehadrememberedlittleMissMary．Shewasallalone．
Becauseshehadneverknownherparentswell，shedidnotmissthematall．Sheonlythoughtofherself，asshehadalwaysdone．
‘WherewillIlive？
’shewondered．‘IhopeI'
llstaywithpeoplewho'
llletmedowhatIwant．’
AtfirstshewastakentoanEnglishfamilywhohadknownherparents．Shehatedtheiruntidyhouseandnoisychildren，andpreferredplayingbyherselfinthegarden．Onedayshewasplayingherfavouritegame，pretendingtomakeagarden，whenoneofthechildren，Basil，offeredtohelp．
‘Goaway！
’criedMary．‘Idon'
twantyourhelp！
ForamomentBasillookedangry，andthenhebegantolaughHedancedroundandroundMary，andsangafunnylittlesongaboutMissMaryandherstupidflowers．ThismadeMaryverycrossindeed．Noonehadeverlaughedathersounkindly．
‘You'
regoinghomesoon，’saidBasil．‘Andwe'
reallverypleasedyou'
releaving！
‘I'
mpleasedtoo，’repliedMary．‘Butwhere'
shome？
restupidifyoudon'
tknowthat！
’laughedBasil．England，ofcourse！
You'
regoingtolivewithyouruncle，MrArchibaldGraven．’
veneverheardofhim，’saidMarycoldly．
‘ButIknowabouthimbecauseIheardFatherandMothertalking，’saidBasil．‘Helivesinabiglonelyoldhouse，andhasnofriends，becausehe'
ssobadtempered．He'
sgotacrookedback，andhe'
shorrid！
‘Idon'
tbelieveyou！
’criedMary．ButthenextdayBasil'
sparentsexplainedthatshewasgoingtolivewithheruncleinYorkshire，inthenorthofEngland．Marylookedboredandcrossandsaidnothing．
Afterthelongseajourney，shewasmetinLondonbyMrCraven'
shousekeeper，MrsMedlock．Togethertheytravellednorthbytrain．MrsMedlockwasalargewoman，withaveryredfaceandbrightblackeyes．Marydidnotlikeher，butthatwasnotsurprising，becauseshedidnotusuallylikepeople．MrsMedlockdidnotlikeMaryeither．
‘Whatadisagreeablechild！
’thoughtthehousekeeper．‘ButperhapsIshouldtalktoher．’
‘Icantellyouabitaboutyouruncleifyoulike，’shesaidaloud．‘Helivesinabigoldhouse，alongwayfromanywhere．Therearenearlyahundredrooms，butmostofthemareshutandlocked．There'
sabigparkroundthehouse，andallkindsofgardens．Well，whatdoyouthinkofthat？
‘Nothing，’repliedMary．‘Itdoesn'
tmattertome．’
MrsMedlocklaughed．‘You'
reahardlittlegirl！
Well，ifyoudon'
tcare，MrCravendoesn'
teither．Heneverspendstimeonanyone．He'
sgotacrookedback，yousee，andalthoughhe'
salwaysbeenrich，hewasneverreallyhappyuntilhemarried．’
‘Married？
’repeatedMaryinsurprise．
‘Yes，hemarriedasweet，prettygirl，andhelovedherdeeply．Sowhenshedied—’
‘Oh！
Didshedie？
’askedMary，interested．
‘Yes，shedid．Andnowhedoesn'
tcareaboutanybody．Ifhe'
sathome，hestaysinhisroomandseesnobody．Hewon'
twanttoseeyou，soyoumuststayoutofhiswayanddowhatyou'
retold．’
Marystaredoutofthetrainwindowatthegreyskyandtherain．Shewasnotlookingforwardtolifeatheruncle'
shouse．
Thetrainjourneylastedallday，anditwasdarkwhentheyarrivedatthestation．Thentherewasalongdrivetogettothehouse．Itwasacold，windynight，anditwasrainingheavily．AfterawhileMarybegantohearastrange，wildnoise．Shelookedoutofthewindow，butcouldseenothingexceptthedarkness．
sthatnoise？
’sheaskedMrsMedlock．‘It'
s—It'
snotthesea，isit？
‘No，that'
sthemoor．It'
sthesoundthewindmakes，blowingacrossthemoor．’
‘Whatisamoor？
sjustmilesandmilesofwildland，withnotreesorhouses．Youruncle'
shouseisrightontheedgeofthemoor．’
Marylistenedtothestrange，frighteningsound．‘Idon'
tlikeit，’shethought．‘Idon'
tlikeit．’Shelookedmoredisagreeablethanever．
2MaryinYorkshire
Theyarrivedataverylargeoldhouse．Itlookeddarkandunfriendlyfromtheoutside．Inside，Marylookedaroundthebigshadowyhall，andfeltverysmallandlost．Theywentstraightupstairs．Marywasshowntoaroomwheretherewasawarmfireandfoodonthetable．
‘Thisisyourroom，’saidMrsMedlock．‘Gotobedwhenyou'
vehadsomesupper．Andremember，youmuststayinyourroom！
MrCravendoesn'
twantyoutowanderalloverthehouse！
WhenMarywokeupthenextmorning，shesawayoungservantgirlcleaningthefireplace．Theroomseemeddarkandratherstrange，withpicturesofdogsandhorsesandladiesonthewalls．Itwasnotachild'
sroomatall．Fromthewindowshecouldnotseeanytreesorhouses，onlywildland，whichlookedlikeakindofpurplesea．
‘Whoareyou？
’sheaskedtheservantcoldly．
‘Martha，miss，’answeredthegirlwithasmile．
‘Andwhat'
sthatoutside？
’Marycontinued．
‘That'
sthemoor，’smiledMartha．‘Doyoulikeit？
‘No，’repliedMaryimmediately．‘Ihateit．’
sbecauseyoudon'
tknowit．Youwilllikeit．Iloveit．It'
slovelyinspringandsummerwhenthereareflowers．Italwayssmellssosweet．Theair'
ssofresh，andthebirdssingsobeautifully．Ineverwanttoleavethemoor．’
Marywasfeelingverybadtempered．‘You'
reastrangeservant，’shesaid．‘InIndiawedon'
thaveconversationswithservants．Wegiveorders，andtheyobey，andthat'
sthat．’
MarthadidnotseemtomindMary'
scrossness．
‘IknowItalktoomuch！
’shelaughed．
‘Areyougoingtobemyservant？
’askedMary．
‘Well，notreally．IworkforMrsMedlock．I'
mgoingtocleanyourroomandbringyouyourfood，butyouwon'
tneedaservantexceptforthosethings．’
‘Butwho'
sgoingtodressme？
Marthastoppedcleaning，andstaredatMary．
‘Tha’canna'
dressthysen？
’sheasked，shocked．
‘Whatdoyoumean？
Idon'
tunderstandyourlanguage！
‘Oh，Iforgot．WeallspeaktheYorkshiredialecthere，butofcourseyoudon'
tunderstandthat．Imeanttosa
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