Mr.Craven Comes Home While the secret（秘密的） garden was returning to life, a man with high crooked（弯曲的） shoulders（肩） was wandering（漫游） round the most beautiful places in Europe. For ten years he had lived this lonely（孤独的） life, his heart（心） full of sadness（悲哀） and his head full of dark dreams（梦）. Everywhere（到处） he went he carried his unhappiness with him, like a black cloud（云）. Other travellers（旅行者） thought he was half（一半地） mad（发疯的） or a man who could not forget some terrible crime. His name was Archibald Craven. But one day, as he sat by a mountain stream（溪流）, he actually（实际上） looked at a flower and for the first time in ten years he realised（了解） how beautiful something living could be.

  The valley（ 山谷） seemed（ 似乎） very quiet as he sat there, staring（ 盯着看） at the flower. He felt strangely calm（静的）. What is happening to me? He whispered（低声地讲）. I feel different. I almost（几乎） feel I'm alive（活着的） again.

  At that moment, hundreds（许多） of miles away in Yorkshire（约克郡）, Colin was seeing the secret garden for the first time and saying, "I'm going to live forever（永远） and ever and ever." But Mr.Craven did not know this. That night in his hotel room he slept better than usual（通常的）. As the weeks passed（经过）, he even began to think a little about his home and his son. One evening in late summer, as he was sitting quietly（安静地） beside（在…旁边） a lake（湖）, he felt the strange（陌生的） calmness again. He fell asleep（睡着的） and had a dream（梦） that seemed（ 似乎） very real.

  He heard a voice（声音） calling him. It was sweet（甜的） and clear（清晰的） and happy. The voice of his young wife. "Achi! Achi! Achi!" My dear, he jumped（跳） up.

  "Where are you?" "In the garden!" called the beautiful voice.