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XXIII. Magic

           “Hewon’tgetMisselthwaiteatallnowI’mnotgoingtodie.”

           “I’msorryforhimbecauseofthat,ofcourse,”saidMary,“butIwasthinkingjustthenthatitmusthavebeenveryhorridtohavehadtobepolitefortenyearstoaboywhowasalwaysrude.Iwouldneverhavedoneit.”

           “AmIrude?”Colininquiredundisturbedly.

           “Ifyouhadbeenhisownboyandhehadbeenaslappingsortofman,”saidMary,“hewouldhaveslappedyou.”

           “Buthedaren’t,”saidColin.

           “No,hedaren’t,”answeredMistressMary,thinkingthethingoutquitewithoutprejudice.“Nobodyeverdaredtodoanythingyoudidn’tlike—becauseyouweregoingtodieandthingslikethat.Youweresuchapoorthing.”

           “But,”announcedColinstubbornly,“Iamnotgoingtobeapoorthing.Iwon’tletpeoplethinkI’mone.Istoodonmyfeetthisafternoon.”

           “Itisalwayshavingyourownwaythathasmadeyousoqueer,”Marywenton,thinkingaloud.

           Colinturnedhishead,frowning.

           “AmIqueer?”hedemanded.

           “Yes,”answeredMary,“very.Butyouneedn’tbecross,”sheaddedimpartially,“becausesoamIqueer—andsoisBenWeatherstaff.ButIamnotasqueerasIwasbeforeIbegantolikepeopleandbeforeIfoundthegarden.”

           “Idon’twanttobequeer,”saidColin.“Iamnotgoingtobe,”andhefrownedagainwithdetermination.

           Hewasaveryproudboy.HelaythinkingforawhileandthenMarysawhisbeautifulsmilebeginandgraduallychangehiswholeface.

           “Ishallstopbeingqueer,”hesaid,“ifIgoeverydaytothegarden.

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