Summary

Chapter 13 opens when Mary is awakened by a storm that she thinks sounds like a person weeping. Unable to fall back asleep, she again hears a child crying and sneaks out of her room to trace the source of the sound. Finally, she finds a room with light coming from beneath the door. Inside is a small, sickly-looking boy she learns is Mr. Craven’s son, Colin. Mary learns that Colin is her age and was born soon before his mother’s death. Although his father sees to it that he has whatever he wants, he refuses to see Colin because he resembles his late wife. Mr. Craven will not let the household staff talk about him. Mary likes Colin immediately, but after she mentions the secret garden to him, she becomes upset when he questions her about it and threatens to use...