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A week slipped by, each day marked by the swift decline of
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Edgar Linton's condition. What had taken months to erode
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was now being undone in mere hours.
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We wish to shield Catherine from this truth.
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But her sharp intuition saw through any pretence she sensed
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the grim likelihood, which slowly became an undeniable
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certainty. She couldn't bring herself to
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mention her planned ride. When Thursday it arrived, I
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brought it up for her and secured permission to send her
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outside the library, where her father spent a brief time each
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day, the only period he could manage to sit up, and his room
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had become her entire world. She begrudged every moment not
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spent by his pillow or at his side.
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Her face grew pale with constant vigil and sorrow, and my master
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was relieved to send her off, hoping it would be a welcome
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change of scenery and company. Comforting himself with the
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thought that she wouldn't be completely alone after his
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passing. He seemed convinced, from
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various remarks he made, that since his nephew resembled him
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physically, he would also share his mental traits, for Linton's
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letters showed little sign of his flawed character.
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In a moment of understandable weakness, I chose not to correct
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the mistake. I wondered what purpose it would
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serve to trouble his final moments with information he
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could neither use nor benefit from.
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We postponed our outing until the afternoon, a golden August
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afternoon. Every breath from the hills was
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so vibrant with life that it seemed even the dying might find
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renewal in it. Catherine's face mirrored the
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landscape, shadows and sunlight flitting across it in quick
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succession. Yet the shadows lingered longer
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and the sunlight was fleeting. Her tender heart felt guilty for
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even that brief escape from its burdens.
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We spotted Linton waiting at the same place as before.
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My young mistress dismounted and instructed me to hold the pony
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and remain on horseback as she intended to stay only briefly,
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but I disagreed. I wouldn't risk losing sight of
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the responsibility entrusted to me for even a moment.
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So we climbed the heath together.
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Master Heathcliff greeted us with more energy this time, not
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the energy of high spirits or joy, but something closer to
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fear. It's late, he said, his words
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clipped and labored. Isn't your father very ill?
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I didn't think you'd come. Why won't you just be honest?
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Catherine demanded, swallowing her initial greeting.
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Why can't you simply admit you don't want me here?
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It's baffling. Linton, that you've brought me
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here again, seemingly just to upset us both, and for no
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apparent reason. Linton trembled, casting a
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glance at her that was part pleading, part ashamed, but his
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cousin's patience was too thin to tolerate such cryptic
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behaviour. My father is very ill, she
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stated. So why am I being pulled away
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from his side? Why didn't you release me from
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my promise if you didn't want me to fulfill it?
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Come on, I need an explanation. I've no room for games or
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frivolity in my mind right now. I can't waste time on your
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pretenses. My pretenses?
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He murmured. What are they for?
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Heaven's sake, Catherine, don't look at me with such anger.
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Despise me all you want, I'm a worthless, cowardly Wretch.
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I can't be scorned enough. But I'm too insignificant for
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your anger. Hate my father and spare me your
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contempt. Ridiculous.
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Catherine exclaimed, her temper flaring.
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Foolish, silly boy, Look at him tremble as if I might actually
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touch him. You don't need to invite
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contempt, Linton. Anyone would offer it freely.
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Get away. I'm going back home.
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It's pointless dragging you from the fireplace and pretending.
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What are we even pretending? Let go of my dress.
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If I felt sorry for you because you're crying and looking so
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terrified, you should reject. Such a pity.
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Ellen. Tell him how disgraceful this
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behaviour is. Stand up and don't debase
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yourself into a pathetic creature.
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Don't. With tears streaming down his
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face and an expression of pure agony, Linton lay limp on the
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ground, seized by an overwhelming terror.
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Oh, he sobbed. I can't bear it, Catherine.
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Catherine, I'm a traitor too, and I'm too scared to tell you.
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But if you leave me, I'll be killed.
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Dear Catherine, my life is in your hands.
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You said you'd love me, and if you meant it, it wouldn't hurt
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you. You won't leave, will you?
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Kind, sweet, good Catherine, and maybe you'll agree, and he'll
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let me die with you. The young woman, seeing his deep
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distress, bent down to help him up.
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Her initial irritation melted away, replaced by a familiar
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tenderness, and she became genuinely concerned and alarmed.
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Consent to what? She asked to stay.
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Explain the strange talk and I will.
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You're contradicting yourself and confusing me.
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Be calm, be honest, tell me everything that's troubling you.
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You wouldn't harm me, Linton, would you?
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You wouldn't let anyone else hurt me if you could stop it.
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I might think you're a coward when it comes to yourself, but
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not a cowardly traitor to your closest friend.
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But my father threatened me. The boy gasped, clutching his
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frail fingers together. I fear him, I fear him.
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I can't tell. Fine then.
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Catherine replied with a mix of scorn and pity.
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Keep your secret. I'm no coward.
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Save yourself, I'm not afraid. Her noble spirit brought him to
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tears. He wept uncontrollably, kissing
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her supportive hands, yet still couldn't find the courage to
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speak. I pondered what the mystery
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could be and resolved that Catherine would never suffer for
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his sake or anyone else's, as far as I could help it.
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Just then, hearing a rustle in the Heather, I looked up to see
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Mr. Heathcliff approaching almost upon us, descending from
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the heights. He didn't even glance at my
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companions, though they were close enough for Linton's sobs
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to be heard. Instead, he greeted me with a
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warmth he reserved for no one else, though I couldn't help but
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question it's sincerity. It's something to see you so
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close to my home. Nelly, how are things at the
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Grange? Tell me, he said, lowering his
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voice. There's talk that Edgar Linton
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is on his deathbed. Are they overstating his
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condition? No, it's true, I replied.
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My master is dying. It's a sad event for us all, but
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perhaps a mercy for him. How long do you think he has?
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He asked. I don't know, I answered.
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He turned his gaze to the two young people who seemed frozen
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under his scrutiny. Linton looked too afraid to move
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or lift his head, and Catherine was immobilized by his presence.
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Because that boy over there then seems intent on outlasting me,
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and I'd appreciate it if his uncle would hurry up and go
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first. Has the pup been pulling this
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act for long? I did give him some lessons on
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whining. Is he usually this lively with
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Miss Linton? Lively.
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No, he's been utterly distraught, I replied honestly.
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He looks like he should be in bed under a doctor's care rather
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than wandering the hills with his sweetheart.
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He will be soon enough, Heathcliff muttered.
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But first, get up, Linton, get up, he shouted.
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Stop groveling on the ground up right now.
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Linton had collapsed again, seized by another wave of
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helpless fear, likely triggered by his father's gaze.
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There was nothing else to cause such utter debasement.
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He tried several times to comply, but his frail strength
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was completely sapped and he fell back with a groan.
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Mr. Heathcliff stepped forward and propped him against a grassy
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Ridge. Now, he said, his anger barely
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contained. I'm losing patience, and if you
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don't muster some courage, damn it, get up immediately.
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I will, Father Linton gasped. Just leave me be or I'll faint.
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I've done what you wanted, I swear Catherine will tell you
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that. I that I have been cheerful.
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Stay close, Catherine. Give me your hand.
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Here, take mine, his father interjected.
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Stand up. There you go.
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She'll support you. That's right.
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Focus on her. You'd think I was some kind of
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monster, Miss Linton, to cause such fear.
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Would you be so kind as to walk him home?
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He recoils when I touch him. Linton, darling, Catherine
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whispered. I can't go to Wuthering Heights.
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My father has forbidden it as he he won't hurt you.
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Why are you so frightened? I can never go back to that
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house, he replied. I won't go back without you.
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Hold on, his father interrupted. We'll honor Catherine's duty to
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her father, Nelly, take him inside, and I'll heed your
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advice about calling the doctor right away.
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That's wise, I responded. But I must stay with my
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mistress. Looking after your son isn't my
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responsibility. You're quite unyielding,
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Heathcliff remarked. I know that, but you'll make me
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pinch the baby to get any compassion from you.
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Come on then, my brave one, Are you ready to return with me as
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your escort? He approached again, as if to
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grasp the fragile figure, but Linton recoiled, clinging to his
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cousin, pleading desperately for her to stay with him, his
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urgency leaving no room for refusal.
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Despite my disapproval, I couldn't stop her.
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How could she deny him? We couldn't fathom what Tara
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gripped him, but it held him utterly helpless and any further
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distress might have driven him to madness.
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We reached the entrance, Catherine entered and I lingered
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outside, waiting for her to settle the invalid in a chair,
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expecting her swift return. But then Mr. Heathcliff and
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nudged me forward, declaring my house isn't cursed.
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Nelly, today I feel like being hospitable.
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Come in and let me close the door.
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He closed and locked it. I was taken aback.
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You'll have tea before you leave, he continued.
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I'm alone. Hareton's gone with some cattle
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to the Lees, and Zilla and Joseph are off on a pleasure
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trip. Though I'm accustomed to
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solitude, I'd prefer some engaging company if possible.
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Miss Linton, sit beside him. Ioffer what I have.
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The present may seem meagre, but it's all I can give.
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I mean Linton, how she stares. It's strange how a primal urge
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rises in me toward anything that seems to fear me.
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If I had been born in a place where laws were looser and
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sensibilities less refined, I might indulge in a slow torment
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of those two as a pastime for the evening.
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He inhaled sharply, slammed the table, and muttered to himself.
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By hell, I despise them. I'm not afraid of you, declared
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Catherine, unable to hear the last part of his muttering.
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She stepped forward, her dark eyes blazing with defiance and
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determination. Give me that key, I will have
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it, she demanded. I wouldn't eat or drink here,
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even if I was starving. Heathcliff held the key in his
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hand, resting on the table. He looked up sympetarily, caught
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off guard by her audacity, or perhaps reminded by her voice
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and gaze of the person she took after.
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She lunged for the key, nearly prying it from his relaxed grip,
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but her movement jolted him back to the moment, and he quickly
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reclaimed it. Now, Catherine Linton, he won't
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step back or I'll knock you down and thou will drive Mrs. Dean
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mad. Ignoring his threat, she seized
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his clenched hand and its contents once more.
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We will go. She insisted, pouring every
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ounce of strength into loosening his iron grip.
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When her nails failed to make a dent, she resorted to biting him
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sharply. Heathcliff shot me a look that
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froze me in place, preventing any intervention.
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Catherine was so focused on his fingers that she missed the
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expression on his face. Suddenly, he released his hold,
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surrendering the contested item. But before she could secure it,
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he grabbed her with his free hand, pulled her onto his knee,
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and delivered a barrage of brutal slaps to both sides of
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her head, each one powerful enough to make good on his
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threat. Had she been able to fall at
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this monstrous act? I lunged at him in a fury.
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You villain? I shouted.
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You villain. But a mere touch to my chest
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silenced me. I am stout and quickly winded,
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and between that and my rage, I staggered back, dizzy and on the
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verge of suffocating or bursting a blood vessel.
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The ordeal was over in 2 minutes.
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Catherine, now free, pressed her hands to her temples, unsure if
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her ears were still attached. She trembled like a Reed, poor
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thing, leaning against the table in art bewilderment.
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I know how to discipline children, as you see.
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The scoundrel said grimly, bending to retrieve the key that
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had fallen to the floor. Go to Linton now, as I
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instructed. Cry all you want, I'll be your
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father tomorrow. All the farther you'll have in a
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few days, and you'll have plenty of that.
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You can handle a lot. You're no pushover.
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If I catch that fiery look in your eyes again, you'll get a
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daily dose of this. Kathy rushed to me instead of
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Linton, kneeling down and pressing her feverish cheek
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against my lap, sobbing openly. Her cousin had retreated into a
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corner of the settle, as silent as a mouse, likely relieved yet
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that the reprimand had landed on someone else.
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Mr. Heathcliff, noticing our collective bewilderment, stood
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up and swiftly prepared the tea himself.
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The cups and sauces were already set.
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He poured the tea and handed me a cup.
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Calm your temper, he said, and help your own mischievous pet
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and mine. It's not poisoned, even though I
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made it. I'm heading out to find your
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horses. As soon as he left, our first
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thought was to find a way out. We tried the kitchen door, but
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it was locked from the outside. We examined the windows.
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They were too narrow even for Kathy's small frame.
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Master Linton? I called out, realizing we were
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truly trapped. You know what your devilish
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father is planning and you will tell us or I'll box your ears
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just like he did to your cousin. Yes, Linton, you have to tell
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us, Catherine insisted. I came here for your sake and it
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would be terribly ungrateful if you refuse.
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Pour me some tea, I'm parched and then I'll explain, he
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replied. Mrs. Dean, please step back.
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I don't like you hovering over me now.
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Catherine, your tears are falling into my cup.
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I won't drink that. Give me another.
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Catherine handed him a fresh cup and wiped her face.
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I was appalled by the little scoundrel's calmness now that he
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was no longer afraid for himself.
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The panic he'd shown on the Moor vanished the moment he stepped
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into Wuthering Heights. It seemed he'd been threatened
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with dire consequences if he failed to lure us there.
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With that task done, his immediate fears dissipated.
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Father wants us to marry, he continued after taking a sip.
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He knows your father wouldn't allow it now, and he's worried I
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might die if we delay. So we're to Wed in the morning.
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And you are to stay here tonight.
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If you comply with his wishes, you'll return home tomorrow and
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take me with you. Take you with her, you pitiful
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creature. I burst out.
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You marry. The man's insane or he thinks
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we're all fools. Do you really believe that
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lovely young woman, that vibrant girl, would bend herself to a
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frail little thing like you? Are you seriously entertaining
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the idea that anyone, especially Miss Catherine Linton, would
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ever consider marrying you? You deserve a good thrashing for
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dragging us into this mess with your cowardly whining antics.
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And don't give me that foolish look.
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I'm tempted to shake some sense into you for your pathetic
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betrayal and ridiculous arrogance.
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I did give him a slight shake, but it triggered his coughing
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fit and he resorted to his usual routine of moaning and crying,
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prompting Catherine to scold me. Stay all night?
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Absolutely not. She declared, surveying the room
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with determination. Ellen, I'll burn that door down
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if I have to, but I will get out.
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She was ready to act on her threat immediately, but Linton,
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fearing for himself, clung to her with his frail arms,
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sobbing. Won't you stay with me and save
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me? Won't you let me come to the
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Grange? Oh, darling, Catherine, you
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can't leave me now. You must do as my father says
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you must. I have to follow my own heart,
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she answered, and free him from this agonizing uncertainty the
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entire night. What would he think?
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He must already be worried sick. I'll find a way out of this
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house, even if I have to break or burn my way through.
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Stay calm, you're not in any danger.
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But if you try to stop me, Linton, I love my father more
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than I love you. The sheer terror of Mr.
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Heathcliff's wrath brought back Linton's cowardly eloquence.
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Catherine was nearly out of her mind with distress, yet she
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insisted she had to return home, pleading with him to overcome
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his selfish despair. As they were caught up in this
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struggle, our jailer returned. Your animals have wandered off,
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he announced, and Linton crouching again.
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What has she done to you? Now?
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Come on, stop it and get to bed. In a month or two, my boy,
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you'll be able to repay her current tyrannies with a strong
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hand. You're yearning for pure love,
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aren't you? Nothing else matters, and she'll
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be yours. Now off to bed.
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Zilla won't be here tonight. You'll have to undress yourself.
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Quiet down. Stop making such a racket.
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Once you're in your own room, I won't come near you.
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You don't need to worry by chance, you've managed well
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enough. I'll handle the rest.
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He said this while holding the door open for his son to leave,
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and the boy exited like a wary spaniel, suspecting the person
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leading it might have a cruel trick in mind.
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The lock clicked shut again. Heathcliff moved toward the
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fire, where my mistress and I stood in silence.
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Catherine glanced up, instinctively touching her
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cheek. His presence rekindled a painful
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memory. Anyone else would have found it
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hard to be stern at such a childish gesture.
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But he glared at her and muttered, Oh, you're not afraid
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of me. Your courage is well hidden.
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You seem terribly afraid. I am afraid now, she replied.
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Because if I stay, my father will be miserable.
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How can I bear to make him miserable when he when he.
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Mr. Heathcliff, please let me go home.
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I promised to marry Linton. My father wants me to, and I
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love him. Why would you want to force me
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to do what I'm willing to do on my own?
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Let him dare to force you. I exclaimed.
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There's law in this land, thank God.
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Even here in this remote place. I'd report him even if he were
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my own son. Hey, it's a felony without the
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possibility of pardon. Quiet, The ruffian snapped.
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Enough of your noise. I don't need you to speak, Miss
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Linton. I'll take great pleasure in
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knowing your feather will be tormented by this.
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I won't sleep out of sheer satisfaction.
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You couldn't have chosen a better way in to ensure height.
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You stay under my roof for the next 24 hours then by telling me
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such a thing would happen. As for your promise to marry
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Linton, I'll make sure you keep it.
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You won't leave here until it's done.
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Then send Ellen to let Papa know I'm safe, Cried Catherine, tears
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streaming down her face. Oh, marry me now, Pee Papa.
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Ellen, he'll think we're lost. What are we going to do?
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He won't think that. He'll assume you got tired of
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waiting on him and ran off for a bit of fun, Heathcliff replied.
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You can't deny you came into my House of your own free will,
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despite his orders to the contrary.
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It's only natural for you to seek out some fun at your age,
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and it's understandable that you'd grow tired of tending to a
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sick man, even if that man is your own father.
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Catherine. His best days were already
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behind him by the time you came into this world.
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He probably cursed your birth. I know I did, and it would be
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fitting if he cursed you as he left it.
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I join him in that don't love you.
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Why would I go ahead and cry? As far as I can tell, it will be
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your main source of entertainment from now on,
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unless Linton somehow makes up for everything else you've lost.
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Your thoughtful father seems to think he might.
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His letters, full of advice and consolation, were quite amusing
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to me. A In his last one he advised my
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precious boy to be careful with you and kind to you once he had
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you Careful and kind. That's fatherly, isn't it?
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But Linton needs all the caring kindness for himself.
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Linton is quite skilled at playing the little tyrant.
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He'd happily torment any number of cats as long as the teeth
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were pulled and their claws trimmed.
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You'll have plenty of stories to tell his uncle about his
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so-called kindness when you get back home, I promise you.
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You've got that right, I said. Describe your son's character,
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show how he mirrors you, and perhaps Miss Kathy will
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reconsider before she embraces such a serpent.
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I don't mind discussing his charming traits now, he replied.
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Because she must either accept him or remain captive here with
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you until your master passes away.
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I can keep you both hidden away if you doubt me.
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Encourage her to withdraw her promise and you'll see for
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yourself. I won't withdraw my promise,
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Catherine declared. I'll marry him this very hour if
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it means I can go to Thrushcross Grange afterward.
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Mr. Heathcliff, you're a cruel man, but you're not a demon.
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You won't, out of sheer spite, utterly ruin my happiness.
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If my father thought I abandoned him intentionally and he died
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before I returned, how could I bear to live?
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I've stopped crying, but I'm going to kneel here at your
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feet, and I won't rise, nor will I look away until you meet my
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gaze. No, don't turn away.
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Do look. You'll find nothing to provoke
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you. I don't hate you.
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I'm not upset that you hit me. Have you never loved anyone in
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your entire life, uncle? Not once.
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Please, just look at me. I'm so miserable you can't help
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but feel sorry for me. Keep your hands off me or I'll
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kick you. Heathcliff shouted, pushing her
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away with brutal disdain. I'd rather be embraced by a
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snake. How on earth can you think of
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clinging to me? I despise you.
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He shrugged, shaking himself as if his skin crawled with
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disgust, and pushed his chair back.
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I stood up, ready to unleash a torrent of insult, but was
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silenced mid sentence by the threat of being locked in a room
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alone if I spoke another word. As darkness fell, we heard
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voices at the garden gate. Our host rushed out immediately.
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He was alert while we were not. There was a brief exchange and
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he returned alone. I thought it might be your
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cousin Hareton, I said to Catherine.
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I wish he'd show up. Maybe he'd side with us.
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It was 3 servants sent to fetch you from the Grange.
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Heathcliff interjected, having overheard me.
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You should have opened a window and called out, but I bet that
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girl is relieved you didn't. She's happy to have a reason to
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stay, I'm sure of it. When we realized the opportunity
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we'd missed, we both let our sorrow pour out unchecked.
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He let us cry until 9:00. Then he told us to go upstairs,
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through the kitchen to Zilla's room.
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I whispered to my companion to comply.
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Maybe we could find a way out through the window there, or
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perhaps reach the attic and escape via the skylight.
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But the window was just as narrow as the ones below EE, and
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the attic hatch was beyond our reach.
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We were locked in as before. Neither of us lay down to sleep.
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Catherine positioned herself by the window, anxiously waiting
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for dawn. A deep sigh was the only
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response I caught to my repeated pleas for her to try and rest.
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I sat in a chair, rocking back and forth harshly, judging my
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numerous failures. It seemed to me then that all my
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employer's troubles stemmed from my neglect.
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It wasn't true, I know that now, but in my mind on that gloomy
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night, I thought Heathcliff himself was less to blame than I
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was. At 7:00 he arrived and asked if
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Miss Linton was up. She rushed to the door and
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answered. Yes, come here then, he said,
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opening the door and pulling her out.
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I stood to follow, but he locked it again.
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I demanded to be let out. Be patient, he said.
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I'll have your breakfast sent up soon.
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I pounded on the panels and shook the latch in frustration.
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Catherine asked why I was still locked in.
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He told her I needed to endure it for another hour and they
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left. I endured it for two or three
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hours until I finally heard footsteps.
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Definitely not Heathcliff's. I've brought you something to
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eat, a voice said. Open the door.
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Eagerly complying, I saw Hareton carrying enough food to last me
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the entire day. Take it, he said, pushing the
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tray into my hands. Wait a minute, I started to say.
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No, he replied, retreating, ignoring any pleas I made to
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keep him there. And so I remained confined for
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the entire day, through the night and the next, and the
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next. Five nights and four days passed
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with only Hatton appearing each morning, a perfect Bush, Jim
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Kochela surly, silent and unmoved by any appeals to a
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sense of justice or compassion.