The Secret Garden 2- Classic Story(5)
2023-09-16 来源:百合文库
Mary began to listen. It sounded so different from India, and anything new interested her.
But she did not want to look interested. "Mr. Craven has a crooked back," Mrs. Medlock
went on. "He was a sour young man, and did nothing good with his money and his big house
until he married." Now Mary was really interested.
She'd never thought of a hunchback as married. "His wife was a sweet, pretty thing, and he
would have done anything for her. People said she married him for his money, but she didn't.
And when she died . . ." "She died?" Mary exclaimed.
She remembered a fairy tale about a poor hunchback and a beautiful princess. Suddenly she felt sorry for Mr. Craven. "Yes, she died," said Mrs. Medlock. "
And that made him even stranger. He cares about nobody. He won't see people. "Most of the time he travels, but when he's at Misselthwaite Manor, he shuts himself up in the west wing. He won't let anybody near him but his old servant, Pitcher."
Mrs. Medlock was right. Mary was going to a strange place indeed.
But she did not want to look interested. "Mr. Craven has a crooked back," Mrs. Medlock
went on. "He was a sour young man, and did nothing good with his money and his big house
until he married." Now Mary was really interested.
She'd never thought of a hunchback as married. "His wife was a sweet, pretty thing, and he
would have done anything for her. People said she married him for his money, but she didn't.
And when she died . . ." "She died?" Mary exclaimed.
She remembered a fairy tale about a poor hunchback and a beautiful princess. Suddenly she felt sorry for Mr. Craven. "Yes, she died," said Mrs. Medlock. "
And that made him even stranger. He cares about nobody. He won't see people. "Most of the time he travels, but when he's at Misselthwaite Manor, he shuts himself up in the west wing. He won't let anybody near him but his old servant, Pitcher."
Mrs. Medlock was right. Mary was going to a strange place indeed.
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