The Secret Garden, Chapter 5 summary
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In Chapter 5, Mary Lennox grows stronger outdoors, follows the robin around the locked garden, and learns from Martha why Mr. Craven shuts it away. The account of Mrs. Craven’s fatal fall awakens Mary’s sympathy, while a distant crying sound inside the house makes her doubt Martha’s honesty.
What happens
- Daily walks in the moor wind improve Mary’s strength, appetite, and interest in her surroundings.
- Mary follows the robin and identifies its tree inside the closed garden, but finds no entrance.
- Martha explains that Mrs. Craven dies after a tree branch breaks beneath her in the garden.
- Mary feels sympathy as she listens to Martha’s account and the wind outside.
- A draft opens the room’s door, making distant crying clearer, but Martha denies that a child is crying.
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What to notice
Mary’s suspicion leaves the crying unexplained. Martha’s awkward response turns a strange sound into a question about secrecy inside the house.
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What causes Mrs. Craven’s fatal injury, according to Martha?
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