비밀의 화원(The Secret Garden) - 13

  "You selfish girl!" cried Colin.

  "You're more selfish than I am. You're the most selfish boy I've ever met!"

  "I'm not as selfish as your fine Dickon! He keeps you playing outside when he knows I'm ill and alone!"

  Mary had never been so furious. "Dickon is nicer than any other boy in the world! He's like an angel!"

  "An anges! Don't make me laugh! He's just a poor country boy, with holes in his shoes!"

  "He's a thousand times better than you are!"

  Colin had never argued with anyone like himself in his life and in fact it was good for him. But now he was beginning to feel sorry for himself.

  "I'm always ill," he said, and started to cry. "I'm sure my back is a bit crooked. And I'm going to die!"

 

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