Show Synopsis:
Mary Lennox, a ten-year-old orphan, leaves India to live with her Uncle Archibald in England after her parents die. Although she is initially upset and disagreeable about the change, she begins to make friends around her uncle's manor. She eventually learns about a hidden garden that belonged to her deceased Aunt Lily, and when she finds it, she begins to cultivate it and bring it back to health. Mary also begins to help her crippled cousin Colin learn to walk. Meanwhile Archibald, who is accustomed to being melancholy and withdrawn with his memories of Lily, is bemused at the changes in the house since Mary's arrival. His brother Neville attempts to send both him and Mary away in attempts to control the property himself, but Mary is able to bring herself, Archibald, and Colin back together to begin life as a family.	

Character:
Archibald Craven, a middle-aged man with a hunchback who wallows in the misery of losing his wife; cares for his son and reads him storybooks after he is asleep.	

Song Context:
Archibald has started to care for Mary after seeing her take an interest in gardening like his late wife Lily, and as a storm rages and then quiets outside on the moor, he thinks of his deceased wife, his love for her, and how Mary has her eyes. His brother Neville, who also harbors a  longtime love for Lily, albeit a secret one, has noticed the resemblance as well.	

Fun Facts:
1) The original Frances Hodgson Burnett children's novel The Secret Garden focuses much more closely on Mary's personal journey and interactions with people closer to her age than the viewpoints and actions of the adults at the manor. In the musical adaptation, scenes and songs like this one showed how the adults around Mary were affected by her relationship with the garden and with Colin, making the production accessible for more mature audiences. 
2) Mandy Patinkin was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for the role of Archibald Craven. 
3) The subplot of Neville's love for Lily was not in the original novel; it was added to the book of the musical to develop the character of Neville more fully.