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XIV. A Young Rajah
He’dbeenreadin’inapaperaboutpeoplegettin’somethin’hecalled‘rosecold’an’hebegantosneezean’saidhe’dgotitan’thenanewgardenerasdidn’tknowth’rulespassedbyan’lookedathimcurious.Hethrewhimselfintoapassionan’hesaidhe’dlookedathimbecausehewasgoingtobeahunchback.Hecriedhimselfintoafeveran’wasillallnight.”
“Ifheevergetsangryatme,I’llnevergoandseehimagain,”saidMary.
“He’llhavetheeifhewantsthee,”saidMartha.“Tha’mayaswellknowthatatth’start.”
Verysoonafterwardabellrangandsherolledupherknitting.
“Idaresayth’nursewantsmetostaywithhimabit,”shesaid.“Ihopehe’sinagoodtemper.”
Shewasoutoftheroomabouttenminutesandthenshecamebackwithapuzzledexpression.
“Well,tha’hasbewitchedhim,”shesaid.“He’suponhissofawithhispicture-books.He’stoldthenursetostayawayuntilsixo’clock.I’mtowaitinthenextroom.Th’minuteshewasgonehecalledmetohiman’says,‘IwantMaryLennoxtocomeandtalktome,andrememberyou’renottotellanyone.’You’dbettergoasquickasyoucan.”
Marywasquitewillingtogoquickly.ShedidnotwanttoseeColinasmuchasshewantedtoseeDickon;butshewantedtoseehimverymuch.
Therewasabrightfireonthehearthwhensheenteredhisroom,andinthedaylightshesawitwasaverybeautifulroomindeed.
