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saidColinquiteseriously."

Iamgoing."

EvenMaryhadfoundoutthatoneofColin'

schiefpeculiaritieswasthathedidnotknowintheleastwhatarudelittlebrutehewaswithhiswayoforderingpeopleabout.

　　Hehadlivedonasortofdesertislandallhislifeandashehadbeenthekingofithehadmadehisownmannersandhadhadnoonetocomparehimselfwith.

　　MaryhadindeedbeenratherlikehimherselfandsinceshehadbeenatMisselthwaitehadgraduallydiscoveredthatherownmannershadnotbeenofthekindwhichisusualorpopular.HavingmadethisdiscoveryshenaturallythoughtitofenoughinteresttocommunicatetoColin.

　　SoshesatandlookedathimcuriouslyforafewminutesafterDr.Cravenhadgone.Shewantedtomakehimaskherwhyshewasdoingitandofcourseshedid.

Whatareyoulookingatmefor?

hesaid.

I'

mthinkingthatIamrathersorryforDr.Craven."

SoamI,"

saidColincalmly,butnotwithoutanairofsomesatisfaction."

Hewon'

tgetMisselthwaiteatallnowI'

mnotgoingtodie."

msorryforhimbecauseofthat,ofcourse,"

saidMary,"

butIwasthinkingjustthenthatitmusthavebeenveryhorridtohavehadtobepolitefortenyearstoaboywhowasalwaysrude.Iwouldneverhavedoneit."

AmIrude?

Colininquiredundisturbedly.

Ifyouhadbeenhisownboyandhehadbeenaslappingsortofman,"

saidMary,"

hewouldhaveslappedyou."

Buthedaren'

t,"

saidColin.

No,hedaren'

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,"

Iamnotgoingtobe,"

andhefrownedagainwithdetermination.

　　Hewasaveryproudboy.HelaythinkingforawhileandthenMarysawhisbeautifulsmilebeginandgraduallychangehiswholeface.

Ishallstopbeingqueer,"

hesaid,"

ifIgoeverydaytothegarden.ThereisMagicinthere--goodMagic,youknow,Mary.Iamsurethereis."

"

saidMary.

Evenifitisn'

trealMagic,"

Colinsaid,"

wecanpretenditis.Somethingisthere--something!

It'

sMagic,"

butnotblack.It'

saswhiteassnow."

TheyalwayscalleditMagicandindeeditseemedlikeitinthemonthsthatfollowed--thewonderfulmonths--theradiantmonths--theamazingones.Oh!

thethingswhichhappenedinthatgarden!

Ifyouhaveneverhadagardenyoucannotunderstand,andifyouhavehadagardenyouwillknowthatitwouldtakeawholebooktodescribeallthatcametopassthere.Atfirstitseemedthatgreenthingswouldneverceasepushingtheirwaythroughtheearth,inthegrass,inthebeds,eveninthecrevicesofthewalls.Thenthegreenthingsbegantoshowbudsandthebudsbegantounfurlandshowcolor,everyshadeofblue,everyshadeofpurple,everytintandhueofcrimson.Initshappydaysflowershadbeentuckedawayintoeveryinchandholeandcorner.

　　BenWeatherstaffhadseenitdoneandhadhimselfscrapedoutmortarfrombetweenthebricksofthewallandmadepocketsofearthforlovelyclingingthingstogrowon.

　　Irisandwhiteliliesroseoutofthegrassinsheaves,andthegreenalcovesfilledthemselveswithamazingarmiesoftheblueandwhiteflowerlancesoftalldelphiniumsorcolumbinesorcampanulas.

Shewasmainfondo'

them--shewas,"

BenWeatherstaffsaid.

Shelikedthemthingsaswasalluspointin'

uptoth'

　　bluesky,sheusedtotell.Notasshewasoneo'

　　themaslookeddownonth'

earth--nother.Shejustloveditbutshesaidasth'

blueskyalluslookedsojoyful."

TheseedsDickonandMaryhadplantedgrewasiffairieshadtendedthem.Satinypoppiesofalltintsdancedinthebreezebythescore,gailydefyingflowerswhichhadlivedinthegardenforyearsandwhichitmightbeconfessedseemedrathertowonderhowsuchnewpeoplehadgotthere.

　　Andtheroses--theroses!

Risingoutofthegrass,tangledroundthesun-dial,wreathingthetreetrunksandhangingfromtheirbranches,climbingupthewallsandspreadingoverthemwithlonggarlandsfallingincascades--theycamealivedaybyday,hourbyhour.

　　Fairfreshleaves,andbuds--andbuds--tinyatfirstbutswellingandworkingMagicuntiltheyburstanduncurledintocupsofscentdelicatelyspillingthemselvesovertheirbrimsandfillingthegardenair.

　　Colinsawitall,watchingeachchangeasittookplace.

　　Everymorninghewasbroughtoutandeveryhourofeachdaywhenitdidn'

trainhespentinthegarden.Evengraydayspleasedhim.Hewouldlieonthegrass"

watchingthingsgrowing,"

hesaid.Ifyouwatchedlongenough,hedeclared,youcouldseebudsunsheaththemselves.

　　Alsoyoucouldmaketheacquaintanceofstrangebusyinsectthingsrunningaboutonvariousunknownbutevidentlyseriouserrands,sometimescarryingtinyscrapsofstraworfeatherorfood,orclimbingbladesofgrassasiftheyweretreesfromwhosetopsonecouldlookouttoexplorethecountry.Amolethrowingupitsmoundattheendofitsburrowandmakingitswayoutatlastwiththelong-nailedpawswhichlookedsolikeelfishhands,hadabsorbedhimonewholemorning.Ants'

ways,beetles'

ways,bees'

　　ways,frogs'

ways,birds'

ways,plants'

ways,gavehimanewworldtoexploreandwhenDickonrevealedthemallandaddedfoxes'

ways,otters'

ways,ferrets'

ways,squirrels'

ways,andtrout'

andwater-rats'

andbadgers'

　　ways,therewasnoendtothethingstotalkaboutandthinkover.

　　AndthiswasnotthehalfoftheMagic.ThefactthathehadreallyoncestoodonhisfeethadsetColinthinkingtremendouslyandwhenMarytoldhimofthespellshehadworkedhewasexcitedandapprovedofitgreatly.

　　Hetalkedofitconstantly.

OfcoursetheremustbelotsofMagicintheworld,"

hesaidwiselyoneday,"

butpeopledon'

tknowwhatitislikeorhowtomakeit.Perhapsthebeginningisjusttosaynicethingsaregoingtohappenuntilyoumakethemhappen.

　　Iamgoingtotryandexperiment"

ThenextmorningwhentheywenttothesecretgardenhesentatonceforBenWeatherstaff.BencameasquicklyashecouldandfoundtheRajahstandingonhisfeetunderatreeandlookingverygrandbutalsoverybeautifullysmiling.

Goodmorning,BenWeatherstaff,"

IwantyouandDickonandMissMarytostandinarowandlistentomebecauseIamgoingtotellyousomethingveryimportant."

Aye,aye,sir!

answeredBenWeatherstaff,touchinghisforehead.（OneofthelongconcealedcharmsofBenWeatherstaffwasthatinhisboyhoodhehadoncerunawaytoseaandhadmadevoyages.Sohecouldreplylikeasailor.）"

Iamgoingtotryascientificexperiment,"

explainedtheRajah.

WhenIgrowupIamgoingtomakegreatscientificdiscoveriesandIamgoingtobeginnowwiththisexperiment"

saidBenWeatherstaffpromptly,thoughthiswasthefirsttimehehadheardofgreatscientificdiscoveries.

　　ItwasthefirsttimeMaryhadheardofthem,either,butevenatthisstageshehadbeguntorealizethat,queerashewas,Colinhadreadaboutagreatmanysingularthingsandwassomehowaveryconvincingsortofboy.

　　Whenhehelduphisheadandfixedhisstrangeeyesonyouitseemedasifyoubelievedhimalmostinspiteofyourselfthoughhewasonlytenyearsold--goingoneleven.

　　Atthismomenthewasespeciallyconvincingbecausehesuddenlyfeltthefascinationofactuallymakingasortofspeechlikeagrown-upperson.

ThegreatscientificdiscoveriesIamgoingtomake,"

hewenton,"

willbeaboutMagic.Magicisagreatthingandscarcelyanyoneknowsanythingaboutitexceptafewpeopleinoldbooks--andMaryalittle,becauseshewasborninIndiawheretherearefakirs.IbelieveDickonknowssomeMagic,butperhapshedoesn'

tknowheknowsit.

　　Hecharmsanimalsandpeople.Iwouldneverhavelethimcometoseemeifhehadnotbeenananimalcharmer--whichisaboycharmer,too,becauseaboyisananimal.

　　IamsurethereisMagicineverything,onlywehavenotsenseenoughtogetholdofitandmakeitdothingsforus--likeelectricityandhorsesandsteam."

ThissoundedsoimposingthatBenWeatherstaffbecamequiteexcitedandreallycouldnotkeepstill."

Aye,aye,sir,"

hesaidandhebegantostandupquitestraight.

WhenMaryfoundthisgardenitlookedquitedead,"

theoratorproceeded."

Thensomethingbeganpushingthingsupoutofthesoilandmakingthingsoutofnothing.

　　Onedaythingsweren'

tthereandanothertheywere.

　　Ihadneverwatchedthingsbeforeanditmademefeelverycurious.ScientificpeoplearealwayscuriousandIamgoingtobescientific.Ikeepsayingtomyself,`Whatisit?

Whatisit?

'

It'

ssomething.Itcan'

tbenothing!

Idon'

tknowitsnam