Calico Classics Illustrated: Secret Garden

Calico Classics Illustrated: Secret Garden — page 7
2 Mistress Mary Quite Contrary For a time Mary lived with an English clergyman nearby He had fi ve children in shabby clothes who quarreled constantly Their house was never clean and Mary spent most of her time alone outside snarling whenever another child would come to tease her Everyone seemed relieved when Mary’s uncle was discovered in England She learned of it from the clergyman’s son Basil I heard Father and Mother talking about your uncle he said He lives in a big old house in the country No one goes near him He’s so cross he won’t let them and they wouldn’t come if he did let them He’s a hunchback and he’s horrid 10