"Art tha' goin' to take to diggin'?
I must tell mother that, too." Mary looked at the fire and pondered a little.

She must be careful if she meant to keep her secret kingdom.

She wasn't doing any harm, but if Mr.Craven found out about the open door he would be fearfully angry and get a new key and lock it up forevermore.

She really could not bear that.
"This is such a big lonely place," she said slowly, as if she were turning matters over in her mind.

"The house is lonely, and the park is lonely, and the gardens are lonely.