18 Sharing a Secret

CHAPTER 18 Sharing a Secret Mary slept late into the next morning. Martha awoke her and said, "Colin is feeling ill after his tantrum, but he asked, 'Please see if Miss Mary will come talk to me.' Imagine him saying 'please'! Will you go?" Mary agreed. She was wearing her hat when she went into Colin's room. "Are you going somewhere?" he asked in a

第十八章分享秘密玛丽第二天早上一直睡到很晚。 玛莎叫醒了她，说：“科林发脾气后觉得不舒服，但他问：‘请看看玛丽小姐能不能过来和我谈谈。’”想象一下他说“请”！你会去吗？”玛丽同意了。 她走进科林的房间时戴着帽子。 “你要去什么地方吗？”他声音低沉地问

weary but pleased voice. "I have to talk to Dickon, but I'll be back soon," she said. "It's—about the secret garden." Colin's eyes lit up. "Oh, I dreamed about it last night!" he remarked. "I'll keep imagining it until you come back." Five minutes later, Mary was in the garden. Dickon was working, with two squirrels called Nut and Shell sitting on his shoulders. Captain lay on the ground, and Soot perched on a tree branch. Mary told Dickon her idea that he could visit Colin the next day with the animals. After a few days, they could bring Colin outside.

疲惫但愉快的声音。“我得和狄肯谈谈，不过我很快就回来。”她说。 “是关于秘密花园的。” 科林的眼睛亮了起来。“哦，我昨晚梦见它了！”他说。 “我会一直想象，直到你回来。” 五分钟后，玛丽在花园里。 狄肯正在干活，两只叫坚果和贝壳的松鼠坐在他的肩膀上。 船长躺在地上，煤烟栖息在树枝上。 玛丽告诉狄肯她的想法，让他第二天带着动物去看科林。 几天之后，他们就可以把科林带出去了。

"Aye, a good plan," Dickon agreed. Mary wanted to stay in the garden, but she knew Colin was waiting. She hurried back to

“是啊，好计划。”狄肯表示同意。 玛丽想待在花园里，但她知道柯林在等着。 她急忙赶回去。

his bedside, where Colin did a strange thing. He sniffed at her. "I smell flowers and fresh things," he said. "It's cool and warm and sweet at the same time." "Aye, lad," she said just like Dickon would, "it's the wind from the moor and the smell of new grass in springtime." Mary talked to Colin about Dickon and his animals. She told him about Soot and Captain and the two squirrels. She described the wild pony that followed Dickon across the moor. "Does the pony really understand Dickon?" Colin asked. "It seems like magic," Mary replied, "but Dickon says that anything will understand you if you're friends with it for sure." "I've never had anyone to be friends with," Colin said sadly, "and I can't bear other

他的床边，科林做了一件奇怪的事。 他对她嗤之以鼻。“我闻到了花香和新鲜的东西，”他说。 “它同时又冷又暖又甜。” “是啊，孩子，”她像狄肯一样说，“那是从沼地吹来的风，还有春天新草的味道。” 玛丽和科林谈论狄肯和他的动物。 她告诉他关于烟灰、船长和两只松鼠的事。 她描述了那匹跟着狄肯穿过沼地的野小马。 “小马真的理解狄肯吗？”科林问道。 “这看起来像魔法，”玛丽回答，“但狄肯说，只要你是它的朋友，任何东西都能理解你。” “我从来没有一个可以做朋友的人，”科林悲伤地说，“我也不能忍受别人

people." "What about me?" Mary asked. "Oh, I like you," Colin said. "I used to not like anybody," Mary admitted, "but I got to know Ben and the robin and Dickon. I probably wouldn't like you if I hadn't liked them first." "I wouldn't mind Dickon looking at me," Colin said. "I'm glad," Mary answered, "because..." Then she told him about the plan for Dickon's visit, about finding the key and the ivy-covered door, and about their work to make the secret garden grow. "Oh, Mary," he said with a kind of sob, "will I live to go in and see it?" "Of course you will!" Mary snapped. "Don't be silly." Colin relaxed and laughed at himself. Then Mary said, "I couldn't tell you about

人”。“那我呢？”玛丽问道。 “哦，我喜欢你。”科林说。 “我过去谁都不喜欢，”玛丽承认，“但我认识了本、知更鸟和狄肯。 如果我不先喜欢他们，我可能就不会喜欢你了。” “我不介意狄肯看着我。”科林说。 “我很高兴，”玛丽回答，“因为……” 然后她告诉他关于狄肯来访的计划，关于找到钥匙和爬满常春藤的门，以及他们为使秘密花园生长所做的工作。 “哦，玛丽，”他抽泣着说，“我还能活着进去看看吗？”“你当然会！”玛丽了。 “别傻了。”科林放松下来，嘲笑自己。 然后玛丽说：“我不能告诉你

the garden before because I was afraid. But now I trust you for sure!"

因为我害怕，所以我没有去花园。 但现在我完全信任你了！”