How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"Eh!" [Mrs. Sowerby] said, "that pair's enjoyin' their-selves I'll warrant. They'll get a good bit o' actin' out of it an' there's nothin' children likes as much as play actin'. Let's hear what they do, Dickon lad." Dickon stopped weeding and sat up on his heels to tell her. His eyes were twinkling with fun. (24.15)
Dickon lets his mother in on the all of the going's-on at the Secret Garden (with Mary and Colin's permission, of course). And Mrs. Sowerby seems tickled pink at the things those two kids are getting up to, hiding their work on Colin's health. But where's the line between "play actin'" and lying? We're not saying that Colin and Mary owe it to anyone in particular to reveal their harmless garden fun. But their secretiveness is really intense; it seems kind of unusual for ten year-olds.
Who would you tell if you found a place like the Secret Garden? Would you keep it to yourself, or would you share it with friends and/or family?