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The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Read the opening of Chapter VII, stopping when Mary says she would like to see Martha’s cottage. The storm has cleared, and the moor now looks inviting. Compare Mary’s earlier assumption about English weather with Martha’s description of the coming spring. Notice the difference between what Mary can see now and what Martha asks her to imagine.

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