Calico Classics Illustrated: Secret Garden

Calico Classics Illustrated: Secret Garden — page 9
I am Mrs Medlock the woman said I am the housekeeper for Mr Craven Mary merely nodded coldly She felt Mrs Medlock was disagreeable and common so she tried to walk a bit apart from her so no one would think they were together In the railway carriage Mary sat silently with her thin black-gloved hands folded in her lap Her black dress and hat made Mary’s skin look yellower than ever Mrs Medlock watched her for a while then said I suppose I may as well tell you something about where you are going Did your father and mother tell you much about your uncle No said Mary frowning as she tried to remember her father or mother ever telling her anything at all You are going to an odd place Mrs Medlock said The house is 600 years old and it’s grand but gloomy There’s near a hundred rooms in it though most are not used There’s a big park around it but nothing else 12