Together, Dickon and Mary walk through the garden. They speak softly so they won't be heard. He shows her how to tell what is alive. Dickon notices the work Mary has already done in the garden, and he is impressed with how excellent her instincts were. Dickon is not convinced that the garden has been completely untended for ten years. He sees pruning here and there that cannot be accidental. Mary tells Dickon about the nickname the clergyman's son gave her, and asks him to plant the flowers from the song about "Mistress Mary Quite Contrary." She tells Dickon that he is the fifth person she likes, and she never imagined she could like as many as five. Dickon laughs when Mary admits that she counts the.....
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