tryto
be
glad
,
without
being
absurd
!
The
whole
household
need
not
witness
the
sight
of
your
welcoming
a
runaway
servant
as
a
brother
.
"
I
descended
and
found
Heathcliff
waiting
under
the
porch
,
evidently
anticipating
an
invitation
to
enter
.
He
followed
my
guidance
without
waste
of
words
,
and
I
ushered
him
into
the
presence
of
the
master
and
mistress
,
whose
flushed
cheeks
betrayed
signs
of
warm
talking
.
But
the
lady
's
glowed
with
another
feeling
when
her
friend
appeared
at
the
door
;
she
sprang
forward
,
took
both
his
hands
,
and
led
him
to
Linton
;
and
then
she
seized
Linton
's
reluctant
fingers
and
crushed
them
into
his
.
Now
fully
revealed
by
the
fire
and
candlelight
,
I
was
amazed
,
more
than
ever
,
to
behold
the
transformation
of
Heathcliff
.
He
had
grown
a
tall
,
athletic
,
well-formed
man
;
beside
whom
,
my
master
seemed
quite
slender
and
youth-like
.
His
upright
carriage
suggested
the
idea
of
his
having
been
in
the
army
.
His
countenance
was
much
older
in
expression
,
and
decision
of
feature
than
Mr.
Linton
's
;
it
looked
intelligent
,
and
retained
no
marks
of
former
degradation
.
A
half-civilized
ferocity
lurked
yet
in
the
depressed
brows
,
and
eyes
full
of
black
fire
,
but
it
was
subdued
;
and
his
manner
was
even
dignified
,
quite
divested
of
roughness
though
too
stern
for
grace
.
My
master
's
surprise
equalled
or
exceeded
mine
:
he
remained
for
a
minute
at
a
loss
how
to
address
the
ploughboy
,
as
he
had
called
him
;
Heathcliff
dropped
his
slight
hand
,
and
stood
looking
at
him
coolly
till
he
chose
to
speak
.
"
Sit
down
,
sir
,
"
he
said
,
at
length
.
"
Mrs.
Linton
,
recalling
old
times
,
would
have
me
give
you
a
cordial
reception
,
and
,
of
course
,
I
am
gratified
when
anything
occurs
to
please
her
.
"
"
And
I
also
,
"
answered
Heathcliff
,
"
especially
if
it
be
anything
in
which
I
have
a
part
.
I
shall
stay
an
hour
or
two
willingly
.
"
He
took
a
seat
opposite
Catherine
,
who
kept
her
gaze
fixed
on
him
as
if
she
feared
he
would
vanish
were
she
to
remove
it
.
He
did
not
raise
his
to
her
,
often
;
a
quick
glance
now
and
then
sufficed
;
but
it
flashed
back
,
each
time
,
more
confidently
,
the
undisguised
delight
he
drank
from
hers
.
They
were
too
much
absorbed
in
their
mutual
joy
to
suffer
embarrassment
;
not
so
Mr.
Edgar
,
he
grew
pale
with
pure
annoyance
,
a
feeling
that
reached
its
climax
when
his
lady
rose
—
and
stepping
across
the
rug
,
seized
Heathcliff
's
hands
again
,
and
laughed
like
one
beside
herself
.
"
I
shall
think
it
a
dream
to-morrow
!
"
she
cried
.
"
I
shall
not
be
able
to
believe
that
I
have
seen
,
and
touched
,
and
spoken
to
you
once
more
—
and
yet
,
cruel
Heathcliff
!
you
do
n't
deserve
this
welcome
.
To
be
absent
and
silent
for
three
years
,
and
never
to
think
of
me
!
"
"
A
little
more
than
you
have
thought
of
me
!
"
he
murmured
.
"
I
heard
of
your
marriage
,
Cathy
,
not
long
since
;
and
,
while
waiting
in
the
yard
below
,
I
meditated
this
plan
—
just
to
have
one
glimpse
of
your
face
—
a
stare
of
surprise
,
perhaps
,
and
pretended
pleasure
;
afterwards
settle
my
score
with
Hindley
;
and
then
prevent
the
law
by
doing
execution
on
myself
.
Your
welcome
has
put
these
ideas
out
of
my
mind
;
but
beware
of
meeting
me
with
another
aspect
next
time
!
Nay
,
you
'll
not
drive
me
off
again
—
you
were
really
sorry
for
me
,
were
you
?
Well
,
there
was
cause
.
I
've
fought
through
a
bitter
life
since
I
last
heard
your
voice
,
and
you
must
forgive
me
,
for
I
struggled
only
for
you
!
"
"
Catherine
,
unless
we
are
to
have
cold
tea
,
please
to
come
to
the
table
,
"
interrupted
Linton
,
striving
to
preserve
his
ordinary
tone
,
and
a
due
measure
of
politeness
.
"
Mr.
Heathcliff
will
have
a
long
walk
,
wherever
he
may
lodge
to-night
;
and
I
'm
thirsty
.
"
She
took
her
post
before
the
urn
;
and
Miss
Isabella
came
,
summoned
by
the
bell
;
then
,
having
handed
their
chairs
forward
,
I
left
the
room
.
The
meal
hardly
endured
ten
minutes
—
Catherine
's
cup
was
never
filled
,
she
could
neither
eat
,
nor
drink
.
Edgar
had
made
a
slop
in
his
saucer
,
and
scarcely
swallowed
a
mouthful
.
Their
guest
did
not
protract
his
stay
,
that
evening
,
above
an
hour
longer
.
I
asked
,
as
he
departed
,
if
he
went
to
Gimmerton
?
"
No
,
to
Wuthering
Heights
,
"
he
answered
,
"
Mr.
Earnshaw
invited
me
when
I
called
this
morning
.
"
Mr.
Earnshaw
invited
him
!
and
he
called
on
Mr.
Earnshaw
!
I
pondered
this
sentence
painfully
,
after
he
was
gone
.
Is
he
turning
out
a
bit
of
a
hypocrite
,
and
coming
into
the
country
to
work
mischief
under
a
cloak
?
I
mused
—
I
had
a
presentiment
,
in
the
bottom
of
my
heart
,
that
he
had
better
have
remained
away
.
About
the
middle
of
the
night
,
I
was
wakened
from
my
first
nap
by
Mrs.
Linton
gliding
into
my
chamber
,
taking
a
seat
on
my
bed-side
,
and
pulling
me
by
the
hair
to
rouse
me
.
"
I
cannot
rest
,
Ellen
;
"
she
said
by
way
of
apology
.
"
And
I
want
some
living
creature
to
keep
me
company
in
my
happiness
!
Edgar
is
sulky
,
because
I
'm
glad
of
a
thing
that
does
not
interest
him
—
He
refuses
to
open
his
mouth
,
except
to
utter
pettish
,
silly
speeches
;
and
he
affirmed
I
was
cruel
and
selfish
for
wishing
to
talk
when
he
was
so
sick
and
sleepy
.
He
always
contrives
to
be
sick
at
the
least
cross
!
I
gave
a
few
sentences
of
commendation
to
Heathcliff
,
and
he
,
either
for
a
headache
or
a
pang
of
envy
,
began
to
cry
:
so
I
got
up
and
left
him
.
"
"
What
use
is
it
praising
Heathcliff
to
him
?
"
I
answered
,
"
As
lads
they
had
an
aversion
to
each
other
,
and
Heathcliff
would
hate
just
as
much
to
hear
him
praised
—
it
's
human
nature
.
Let
Mr.
Linton
alone
about
him
,
unless
you
would
like
an
open
quarrel
between
them
.
"
"
But
does
it
not
show
great
weakness
?
"
pursued
she
.
"
I
'm
not
envious
—
I
never
feel
hurt
at
the
brightness
of
Isabella
's
yellow
hair
,
and
the
whiteness
of
her
skin
;
at
her
dainty
elegance
,
and
the
fondness
all
the
family
exhibit
for
her
.
Even
you
Nelly
,
if
we
have
a
dispute
sometimes
,
you
back
Isabella
,
at
once
;
and
I
yield
like
a
foolish
mother
—
I
call
her
a
darling
,
and
flatter
her
into
a
good
temper
.
It
pleases
her
brother
to
see
us
cordial
,
and
that
pleases
me
.
But
,
they
are
very
much
alike
they
are
spoiled
children
,
and
fancy
the
world
was
made
for
their
accommodation
;
and
,
though
I
humour
both
,
I
think
a
smart
chastisement
might
improve
them
,
all
the
same
.
"
"
You
're
mistaken
,
Mrs.
Linton
,
"
said
I
,
"
They
humour
you
—
I
know
what
there
would
be
to
do
if
they
did
not
!
You
can
well
afford
to
indulge
their
passing
whims
,
as
long
as
their
business
is
to
anticipate
all
your
desires
—
You
may
,
however
,
fall
out
,
at
last
,
over
something
of
equal
consequence
to
both
sides
;
and
,
then
those
you
term
weak
are
very
capable
of
being
as
obstinate
as
you
!
"
"
And
then
we
shall
fight
to
the
death
,
sha
n't
we
,
Nelly
?
"
she
returned
laughing
,
"
No
!
I
tell
you
,
I
have
such
faith
in
Linton
's
love
that
I
believe
I
might
kill
him
,
and
he
would
n't
wish
to
retaliate
.
"
I
advised
her
to
value
him
the
more
for
his
affection
.
"
I
do
,
"
she
answered
,
"
but
,
he
need
n't
resort
to
whining
for
trifles
.
It
is
childish
;
and
,
instead
of
melting
into
tears
,
because
I
said
that
Heathcliff
was
now
worthy
of
any
one
's
regard
,
and
it
would
honour
the
first
gentleman
in
the
country
to
be
his
friend
;
he
ought
to
have
said
it
for
me
,
and
been
delighted
from
sympathy
—
He
must
get
accustomed
to
him
,
and
he
may
as
well
like
him
—
considering
how
Heathcliff
has
reason
to
object
to
him
,
I
'm
sure
he
behaved
excellently
!
"
"
What
do
you
think
of
his
going
to
Wuthering
Heights
?
"
I
inquired
,
"
He
is
reformed
in
every
respect
,
apparently
—
quite
a
christian
—
offering
the
right
hand
of
fellowship
to
his
enemies
all
round
!
"
"
He
explained
it
,
"
she
replied
.
"
I
wondered
as
much
as
you
—
He
said
he
called
to
gather
information
concerning
me
,
from
you
,
supposing
you
resided
there
still
;
and
Joseph
told
Hindley
who
came
out
,
and
fell
to
questioning
him
of
what
he
had
been
doing
,
and
how
he
had
been
living
:
and
finally
,
desired
him
to
walk
in
—
There
were
some
persons
sitting
at
cards
—
Heathcliff
joined
them
;
my
brother
lost
some
money
to
him
;
and
,
finding
him
plentifully
supplied
,
he
requested
that
he
would
come
again
in
the
evening
,
to
which
he
consented
.
Hindley
is
too
reckless
to
select
his
acquaintance
prudently
;
he
does
n't
trouble
himself
to
reflect
on
the
causes
he
might
have
for
mistrusting
one
whom
he
has
basely
injured
—
But
,
Heathcliff
affirms
his
principal
reason
for
resuming
a
connection
with
his
ancient
persecutor
is
a
wish
to
install
himself
in
quarters
at
walking
distance
from
the
Grange
,
and
an
attachment
to
the
house
where
we
lived
together
,
and
,
likewise
a
hope
that
I
shall
have
more
opportunities
of
seeing
him
there
than
I
could
have
if
he
settled
in
Gimmerton
.
He
means
to
offer
liberal
payment
for
permission
to
lodge
at
the
Heights
;
and
doubtless
my
brother
's
covetousness
will
prompt
him
to
accept
the
terms
;
he
was
always
greedy
,
though
what
he
grasps
with
one
hand
,
he
flings
away
with
the
other
.
"
"
It
's
a
nice
place
for
a
young
man
to
fix
his
dwelling
in
!
"
said
I
,
"
Have
you
no
fear
of
the
consequences
,
Mrs.
Linton
?
"
"
None
for
my
friend
,
"
she
replied
,
"
his
strong
head
will
keep
him
from
danger
—
a
little
for
Hindley
;
but
,
he
ca
n't
be
made
morally
worse
than
he
is
;
and
I
stand
between
him
and
bodily
harm
—
The
event
of
this
evening
has
reconciled
me
to
God
,
and
humanity
!
I
had
risen
in
angry
rebellion
against
providence
—
Oh
,
I
've
endured
very
,
very
bitter
misery
.
Nelly
!
If
that
creature
knew
how
bitter
,
he
'd
be
ashamed
to
cloud
its
removal
with
idle
petulance
—
It
was
kindness
for
him
which
induced
me
to
bear
it
alone
:
had
I
expressed
the
agony
I
frequently
felt
,
he
would
have
been
taught
to
long
for
its
alleviation
as
ardently
as
I
—
However
,
it
's
over
,
and
I
'll
take
no
revenge
on
his
folly
—
I
can
afford
to
suffer
anything
,
hereafter
!
should
the
meanest
thing
alive
slap
me
on
the
cheek
,
I
'd
not
only
turn
the
other
,
but
,
I
'd
ask
pardon
for
provoking
it
—
and
,
as
a
proof
,
I
'll
,
go
make
my
peace
with
Edgar
instantly
—
Good
night
—
I
'm
an
angel
!
"
In
this
self-complacent
conviction
she
departed
;
and
the
success
of
her
fulfi11ed
resolution
was
obvious
on
the
morrow
—
Mr.
Linton
had
not
only
abjured
,
his
peevishness
(
though
his
spirits
seemed
still
subdued
by
Catherine
's
exuberance
of
vivacity
)
but
he
ventured
no
objection
to
her
taking
Isabella
with
her
to
Wuthering
Heights
,
in
the
afternoon
;
and
she
rewarded
him
with
such
a
summer
of
sweetness
and
affection
,
in
return
,
as
made
the
house
a
paradise
for
several
days
;
both
master
,
and
servants
profiting
from
the
perpetual
sunshine
.
Heathcliff
—
Mr.
Heathcliff
I
should
say
in
future
,
used
the
liberty
of
visiting
at
Thrushcross
Grange
cautiously
,
at
first
:
he
seemed
estimating
how
far
its
owner
would
bear
his
intrusion
.
Catherine
also
,
deemed
it
judicious
to
moderate
her
expressions
of
pleasure
in
receiving
him
;
and
he
gradually
established
his
right
to
be
expected
.
He
retained
a
great
deal
of
the
reserve
for
which
his
boyhood
was
remarkable
,
and
that
served
to
repress
all
startling
demonstrations
of
feeling
.
My
master
's
uneasiness
experienced
a
lull
,
and
further
circumstances
diverted
it
into
another
channel
for
a
space
.
His
new
source
of
trouble
sprang
from
the
not
anticipated
misfortune
of
Isabella
Linton
evincing
a
sudden
and
irresistible
attraction
towards
the
tolerated
guest
—
She
was
at
that
time
a
charming
young
lady
of
eighteen
;
infantile
in
manners
,
though
possessed
of
keen
wit
,
keen
feelings
,
and
a
keen
temper
,
too
,
if
irritated
.
Her
brother
,
who
loved
her
tenderly
,
was
appalled
at
this
fantastic
preference
.
Leaving
aside
the
degradation
of
an
alliance
with
a
nameless
man
,
and
the
possible
fact
that
his
property
,
in
default
of
heirs
male
,
might
pass
into
such
a
one
's
power
,
he
had
sense
to
comprehend
Heathcliff
's
disposition
—
to
know
that
,
though
his
exterior
was
altered
,
his
mind
was
unchangeable
,
and
unchanged
.
And
he
dreaded
that
mind
;
it
revolted
him
;
he
shrank
forebodingly
from
the
idea
of
committing
Isabella
to
its
keeping
.
He
would
have
recoiled
still
more
had
he
been
aware
that
her
attachment
rose
unsolicited
,
and
was
bestowed
where
it
awakened
no
reciprocation
of
sentiment
;
for
the
minute
he
discovered
its
existence
,
he
laid
the
blame
on
Heathcliff
's
deliberate
designing
.
We
had
all
remarked
,
during
some
time
,
that
Miss
Linton
fretted
and
pined
over
something
.
She
grew
cross
and
wearisome
,
snapping
at
and
teazing
Catherine
,
continually
,
at
the
imminent
risk
of
exhausting
her
limited
patience
.
We
excused
her
to
a
certain
extent
,
on
the
plea
of
ill
health
—
she
was
dwindling
and
fading
before
our
eyes
—
But
,
one
day
"
when
she
had
been
peculiarly
wayward
,
rejecting
her
breakfast
,
complaining
that
the
servants
did
not
do
what
she
told
them
;
that
the
mistress
would
allow
her
to
be
nothing
in
the
house
,
and
Edgar
neglected
her
;
that
she
had
caught
a
cold
with
the
doors
being
left
open
,
and
we
let
the
parlour
fire
go
out
on
purpose
to
vex
her
;
with
a
hundred
yet
more
frivolous
accusations
;
Mrs.
Linton
peremptorily
insisted
that
she
should
get
to-bed
;
and
,
having
scolded
her
heartily
,
threatened
to
send
for
the
doctor
.
Mention
of
Kenneth
,
caused
her
to
exclaim
,
instantly
,
that
her
health
was
perfect
,
and
it
was
only
Catherine
's
harshness
which
made
ber
unhappy
.
"
How
can
you
say
I
am
harsh
,
you
naughty
fondling
?
"
cried
the
mistress
,
amazed
at
the
unreasonable
assertion
.
"
You
are
surely
losing
your
reason
.
When
have
I
been
harsh
,
tell
me
?
"
"
Yesterday
,
"
sobbed
Isabella
,
"
and
now
!
"
"
Yesterday
!
"
said
her
sister-in-law
.
"
On
what
occasion
?
"
"
In
our
walk
along
the
moor
;
you
told
me
to
ramble
where
I
pleased
,
while
you
sauntered
on
with
Mr.
Heathcliff
!
"
"
And
that
's
your
notion
of
harshness
?
"
said
Catherine
,
laughing
.
"
It
was
no
hint
that
your
company
was
superfluous
;
we
did
n't
care
whether
you
kept
with
us
or
not
;
I
merely
thought
Heathcliff
's
talk
would
have
nothing
entertaining
for
your
ears
.
"
"
Oh
,
no
,
"
wept
the
young
lady
,
"
you
wished
me
away
,
because
you
knew
I
liked
to
be
there
!
"
"
Is
she
sane
?
"
asked
Mrs.
Linton
,
appealing
to
me
.
"
I
'll
repeat
our
conversation
,
word
for
word
,
Isabella
;
and
you
point
out
any
charm
it
could
have
had
for
you
.
"
"
I
do
n't
mind
the
conversation
,
"
she
answered
:
"
I
wanted
to
be
with
—
"
"
Well
!
"
said
Catherine
,
perceiving
her
hesitate
to
complete
the
sentence
.
"
With
him
;
and
I
wont
be
always
sent
off
!
"
she
continued
,
kindling
up
.
"
You
are
a
dog
in
the
manger
,
Cathy
,
and
desire
no
one
to
be
loved
but
yourself
!
"
"
You
are
an
impertinent
little
monkey
!
"
exclaimed
Mrs.
Linton
,
in
surprise
.
"
But
I
'll
not
believe
this
idiocy
!
It
is
impossible
that
you
can
covet
the
admiration
of
Heathcliff
—
that
you
can
consider
him
an
agreeable
person
!
I
hope
I
have
misunderstood
you
,
Isabella
?
"
No
,
you
have
not
,
"
said
the
infatuated
girl
.
"
I
love
him
more
than
ever
you
loved
Edgar
;
and
he
might
love
me
if
you
would
let
him
!
"
"
I
would
n't
be
you
for
a
kingdom
,
then
!
"
Catherine
declared
,
emphatically
—
and
she
seemed
to
speak
sincerely
.
"
Nelly
,
help
me
to
convince
her
of
her
madness
.
Tell
her
what
Heathcliff
is
—
an
unreclaimed
creature
,
without
refinement
—
without
cultivation
;
an
arid
wilderness
of
furze
and
whinstone
.
I
'd
as
soon
put
that
little
canary
into
the
park
on
a
winter
's
day
as
recommend
you
to
bestow
your
heart
on
him
!
It
is
deplorable
ignorance
of
his
character
,
child
,
and
nothing
else
,
which
makes
that
dream
enter
your
head
,
pray
do
n't
imagine
that
he
conceals
depths
of
benevolence
and
affection
beneath
a
stern
exterior
!
He
's
not
a
rough
diamond
—
a
pearl-containing
oyster
of
a
rustic
;
he
's
a
fierce
,
pitiless
,
wolfish
man
.
I
never
say
to
him
let
this
or
that
enemy
alone
,
because
it
would
be
ungenerous
or
cruel
to
harm
them
—
I
say
let
them
alone
,
because
I
should
hate
them
to
be
wronged
:
and
he
'd
crush
you
,
like
a
sparrow
's
egg
,
Isabella
,
if
he
found
you
a
troublesome
charge
.
I
know
he
could
n't
love
a
Linton
;
and
yet
,
he
'd
be
quite
capable
of
marrying
your
fortune
,
and
expectations
.
Avarice
is
growing
with
him
a
besetting
sin
.
There
's
my
picture
;
and
I
'm
his
friend
—
so
much
so
,
that
had
he
thought
seriously
to
catch
you
,
I
should
,
perhaps
,
have
held
my
tongue
,
and
let
you
fall
into
his
trap
.
"
Miss
Linton
regarded
her
sister-in-law
with
indignation
.
"
For
shame
!
for
shame
!
"
she
repeated
,
angrily
.
"
You
are
worse
than
twenty
foes
,
you
poisonous
friend
!
"
"
Ah
!
you
wont
believe
me
,
then
?
"
said
Catherine
.
"
You
think
I
speak
from
wicked
selfishness
?
"
"
I
'm
certain
you
do
,
"
retorted
Isabella
;
"
and
I
shudder
at
you
!
"
"
Good
!
"
cried
the
other
.
"
Try
for
yourself
,
if
that
be
your
spirit
;
I
have
done
,
and
yield
the
argument
to
your
saucy
insolence
.
"
"
And
I
must
suffer
for
her
egotism
!
"
she
sobbed
,
as
Mrs.
Linton
left
the
room
.
"
All
,
all
is
against
me
;
she
has
blighted
my
single
consolation
.
But
she
uttered
falsehoods
,
did
n't
she
?
Mr.
Heathcliff
is
not
a
fiend
;
he
has
an
honourable
soul
,
and
a
true
one
,
or
how
could
he
remember
her
?
"
"
Banish
him
from
your
thoughts
,
miss
,
"
I
said
.
"
He
's
a
bird
of
bad
omen
;
no
mate
for
you
.
Mrs.
Linton
spoke
strongly
,
and
yet
,
I
ca
n't
contradict
her
.
She
is
better
acquainted
with
his
heart
than
I
,
or
any
one
besides
;
and
she
never
would
represent
him
as
worse
than
he
is
.
Honest
people
do
n't
hide
their
deeds
.
How
has
he
been
living
?
how
has
he
got
rich
?
why
is
he
staying
at
Wuthering
Heights
,
the
house
of
a
man
whom
he
abhors
?
They
say
Mr.
Earnshaw
is
worse
and
worse
since
he
came
.
They
sit
up
all
night
together
continually
;
and
Hindley
has
been
borrowing
money
on
his
land
;
and
does
nothing
but
play
and
drink
,
I
heard
only
a
week
ago
;
it
was
Joseph
who
told
me
—
I
met
him
at
Gimmerton
.
"
"
Nelly
,
"
he
said
,
"
we
's
hae
a
Crahnr
's
'
quest
enah
,
at
ahr
folks
.
One
on
'
em
's
a
'
most
getten
his
finger
cut
off
wi
'
hauding
t'other
froo
'
sticking
hisseln
loike
a
cawlf
.
That
's
maister
,
yah
knaw
,
ut
's
soa
up
uh
going
tuh
t'grand
'
sizes
.
He
's
noan
feard
uh
t
'
Bench
uh
judges
,
norther
Paul
,
nur
Peter
,
nur
John
,
nor
Mathew
,
nor
noan
on
'
em
,
nut
he
!
He
fair
like
's
he
langs
tuh
set
his
brazened
face
agean
'
em
!
And
yon
bonny
lad
Heathcliff
,
yah
mind
,
he
's
a
rare
un
!
He
can
girn
a
laugh
,
as
weel
's
onybody
at
a
raight
divil
's
jest
.
Does
he
niver
say
nowt
of
his
fine
living
amang
us
,
when
he
goas
tuh
t
'
Grange
?
This
is
t
'
way
o
n't
—
up
at
sun-dahn
;
dice
,
brandy
,
cloised
shutters
,
und
can'le
lught
till
next
day
,
at
nooin
—
then
,
t
'
fooil
gangs
banning
un
raving
tuh
his
cham'er
,
makking
dacent
fowks
dig
thur
fingers
i
'
thur
higs
fur
varry
shaume
;
un
'
the
'
knave
,
wah
he
carn
cahnt
his
brass
,
un
ate
,
un
'
sleep
,
un
'
off
tuh
his
neighbour
's
tuh
gossip
wi
'
t
'
wife
.
I
'
course
,
be
tells
Dame
Catherine
hah
hor
father
's
goold
runs
in
tuh
bis
pocket
,
and
her
fathur
's
son
gallops
dahn
t
'
Broad
road
,
while
he
flees
afore
tuh
oppen
t
'
pikes
?
"
Now
,
Miss
Linton
,
Joseph
is
an
old
rascal
,
but
no
liar
;
and
,
if
his
account
of
Heathcliff
's
conduct
be
true
,
you
would
never
think
of
desiring
such
a
husband
,
would
you
?
"
"
You
are
leagued
with
the
rest
,
Ellen
!
"
she
replied
.
"
I
'll
not
listen
to
your
slanders
.
What
malevolence
you
must
have
to
wish
to
convince
me
that
there
is
no
happiness
in
the
world
!
"
Whether
she
would
have
got
over
this
fancy
if
left
to
herself
,
or
persevered
in
nursing
it
perpetually
,
I
cannot
say
;
she
had
little
time
to
reflect
.
The
day
after
,
there
was
a
justice-meeting
at
the
next
town
;
my
master
was
obliged
to
attend
;
and
Mr.
Heathcliff
,
aware
of
his
absence
,
called
rather
earlier
than
usual
.
Catherine
and
Isabella
were
sitting
in
the
library
,
on
hostile
terms
,
but
silent
.
The
latter
alarmed
at
her
recent
indiscretion
,
and
the
disclosure
she
had
made
of
her
secret
feelings
in
a
transcient
fit
of
passion
;
the
former
,
on
mature
consideration
,
really
offended
with
her
companion
;
and
,
if
she
laughed
again
at
her
pertness
,
inclined
to
make
it
no
laughing
matter
to
her
.
She
did
laugh
as
she
saw
Heathcliff
pass
the
window
.
I
was
sweeping
the
hearth
,
and
I
noticed
a
mischievous
smile
on
her
lips
.
Isabella
,
absorbed
in
her
meditations
,
or
a
book
,
remained
till
the
door
opened
,
and
it
was
too
late
to
attempt
an
escape
,
which
she
would
gladly
have
done
had
it
been
practicable
.
"
Come
in
,
that
's
right
!
"
exclaimed
the
mistress
,
gaily
,
pulling
a
chair
to
the
fire
.
"
Here
are
two
people
sadly
in
need
of
a
third
to
thaw
the
ice
between
them
;
and
you
are
the
very
one
we
should
both
of
us
choose
.
Heathcliff
,
I
'm
proud
to
show
you
,
at
last
,
somebody
that
dotes
on
you
more
than
myself
.
I
expect
you
to
feel
flattered
—
nay
,
it
's
not
Nelly
;
do
n't
look
at
her
!
My
poor
little
sister-in-law
is
breaking
her
heart
by
mere
contemplation
of
your
physical
and
moral
beauty
.
It
lies
in
your
own
power
to
be
Edgar
's
brother
!
No
,
no
,
Isabella
,
you
sha'
n't
run
off
,
"
she
continued
,
arresting
,
with
feigned
playfulness
,
the
confounded
girl
who
had
risen
indignantly
.
"
We
were
quarrelling
like
cats
about
you
,
Heathcliff
;
and
I
was
fairly
beaten
in
protestations
of
devotion
,
and
admiration
;
and
,
moreover
,
I
was
informed
that
if
I
would
but
have
the
manners
to
stand
aside
,
my
rival
,
as
she
will
have
herself
to
be
,
would
shoot
a
shaft
into
your
soul
that
would
fix
you
for
ever
,
and
send
my
image
into
eternal
oblivion
!
"
"
Catherine
,
"
said
Isabella
,
calling
up
her
dignity
,
and
disdaining
to
struggle
from
the
tight
grasp
that
held
her
.
"
I
'd
thank
you
to
adhere
to
the
truth
and
not
slander
me
,
even
in
joke
!
Mr.
Heathcliff
,
be
kind
enough
to
bid
this
friend
of
yours
release
me
—
she
forgets
that
you
and
I
are
not
intimate
acquaintances
,
and
what
amuses
her
is
painful
to
me
beyond
expression
.
"
As
the
guest
answered
nothing
,
but
took
his
seat
,
and
looked
thoroughly
indifferent
what
sentiments
she
cherished
concerning
him
,
she
turned
,
and
whispered
an
earnest
appeal
for
liberty
to
her
tormentor
.
"
By
no
means
!
"
cried
Mrs.
Linton
in
answer
.
"
I
wont
be
named
a
dog
in
the
manger
again
.
You
shall
stay
,
now
then
!
Heathcliff
,
why
do
n't
you
evince
satisfaction
at
my
pleasant
news
?
Isabella
swears
that
the
love
Edgar
has
for
me
,
is
nothing
to
that
she
entertains
for
you
.
I
'm
sure
she
made
some
speech
of
the
kind
,
did
she
not
,
Ellen
?
And
she
has
fasted
ever
since
the
day
before
yesterday
's
walk
,
from
sorrow
and
rage
that
I
despatched
her
out
of
your
society
,
under
the
idea
of
its
being
unacceptable
.
"
"
I
think
you
belie
her
,
"
said
Heathcliff
,
twisting
his
chair
to
face
them
.
"
She
wishes
to
be
out
of
my
society
now
,
at
any
rate
!
"
And
he
stared
hard
at
the
object
of
discourse
,
as
one
might
do
at
a
strange
repulsive
animal
,
a
centipede
from
the
Indies
,
for
instance
,
which
curiosity
leads
one
to
examine
in
spite
of
the
aversion
it
raises
.
The
poor
thing
could
n't
bear
that
;
she
grew
white
and
red
in
rapid
succession
,
and
,
while
tears
beaded
her
lashes
,
bent
the
strength
of
her
small
fingers
to
loosen
the
firm
clutch
of
Catherine
,
and
perceiving
that
,
as
fast
as
she
raised
one
finger
off
her
arm
,
another
closed
down
,
and
she
could
not
remove
the
whole
together
,
she
began
to
make
use
of
her
nails
,
and
their
sharpness
presently
ornamented
the
detainer
's
with
crescents
of
red
.
"
There
's
a
tigress
!
"
exclaimed
Mrs.
Linton
,
setting
her
free
,
and
shaking
her
hand
with
pain
.
"
Begone
,
for
God
's
sake
,
and
hide
your
vixen
face
!
How
foolish
to
reveal
those
talons
to
him
.
Ca
n't
you
fancy
the
conclusions
he
'll
draw
?
Look
,
Heathcliff
!
they
are
instruments
that
will
do
execution
—
you
must
beware
of
your
eyes
.
"
"
I
'd
wrench
them
off
her
fingers
,
if
they
ever
menaced
me
,
"
he
answered
,
brutally
,
when
the
door
had
closed
after
her
.
"
But
,
what
did
you
mean
by
teasing
the
creature
in
that
manner
,
Cathy
?
You
were
not
speaking
the
truth
,
were
you
?
"
"
I
assure
you
I
was
,
"
she
returned
.
"
She
has
been
pining
for
your
sake
several
weeks
;
and
raving
about
you
this
morning
,
and
pouring
forth
a
deluge
of
abuse
,
because
I
represented
your
failings
in
a
plain
light
for
the
purpose
of
mitigating
her
adoration
.
But
do
n't
notice
it
further
.
I
wished
to
punish
her
sauciness
,
that
's
all
—
I
like
her
too
well
,
my
dear
Heathcliff
,
to
let
you
absolutely
seize
and
devour
her
up
.
"
"
And
I
like
her
too
ill
to
attempt
it
,
"
said
he
,
"
except
in
a
very
ghoulish
fashion
.
You
'd
hear
of
odd
things
,
if
I
lived
alone
with
that
mawkish
,
waxen
face
;
the
most
ordinary
would
be
painting
on
its
white
the
colours
of
the
rainbow
,
and
turning
the
blue
eyes
,
black
,
every
day
or
two
;
they
detestably
resemble
Linton
's
.
"
"
Delectably
,
"
observed
Catherine
.
"
They
are
dove
's
eyes
—
angel
's
!
"
"
She
's
her
brother
's
heir
,
is
she
not
?
"
he
asked
,
after
a
brief
silence
.
"
I
should
be
sorry
to
think
so
,
"
returned
his
companion
.
"
Half-a-dozen
nephews
shall
erase
her
title
,
please
Heaven
!
Abstract
your
mind
from
the
subject
,
at
present
—
you
are
too
prone
to
covet
your
neighbour
's
goods
:
remember
this
neighbour
's
goods
are
mine
.
"
"
If
they
were
mine
,
they
would
be
none
the
less
that
,
"
said
Heathcliff
,
"
but
though
Isabella
Linton
may
be
silly
,
she
is
scarcely
mad
;
and
—
in
short
we
'll
dismiss
the
matter
as
you
advise
.
"
From
their
tongues
,
they
did
dismiss
it
;
and
Catherine
,
probably
,
from
her
thoughts
.
The
other
,
I
felt
certain
,
recalled
it
often
in
the
course
of
the
evening
;
I
saw
him
smile
to
himself
—
grin
rather
—
and
lapse
into
ominous
musing
whenever
Mrs.
Linton
had
occasion
to
be
absent
from
the
apartment
.
I
determined
to
watch
his
movements
.
My
heart
invariably
cleaved
to
the
master
's
,
in
preference
to
Catherine
's
side
;
with
reason
,
I
imagined
,
for
he
was
kind
,
and
trustful
,
and
honourable
:
and
she
—
she
could
not
be
called
the
opposite
,
yet
,
she
seemed
to
allow
herself
such
wide
latitude
,
that
I
had
little
faith
in
her
principles
,
and
still
less
sympathy
for
her
feelings
.
I
wanted
something
to
happen
which
might
have
the
effect
of
freeing
both
Wuthering
Heights
and
the
Grange
of
Mr.
Heathcliff
,
quietly
,
leaving
us
as
we
had
been
prior
to
his
advent
.
His
visits
were
a
continual
nightmare
to
me
;
and
,
I
suspected
,
to
my
master
also
.
His
abode
at
the
Heights
was
an
oppression
past
explaining
.
I
felt
that
God
had
forsaken
the
stray
sheep
there
to
its
own
wicked
wanderings
,
and
an
evil
beast
prowled
between
it
and
the
fold
,
waiting
his
time
to
spring
and
destroy
.
CHAPTER
XI
.
Sometimes
,
while
meditating
on
these
things
in
solitude
,
I
've
got
up
in
a
sudden
terror
,
and
put
on
my
bonnet
to
go
see
how
all
was
at
the
farm
;
I
've
persuaded
my
conscience
that
it
was
a
duty
to
warn
him
how
people
talked
regarding
his
ways
;
and
then
I
've
recollected
his
confirmed
bad
habits
,
and
,
hopeless
of
benefiting
him
,
have
flinched
from
re-entering
the
dismal
house
,
doubting
if
I
could
bear
to
be
taken
at
my
word
.
One
time
,
I
passed
the
old
gate
,
going
out
of
my
way
,
on
a
journey
to
Gimmerton
.
It
was
about
the
period
that
my
narrative
has
reached
—
a
bright
,
frosty
afternoon
;
the
ground
bare
,
and
the
road
hard
and
dry
.
I
came
to
a
stone
where
the
highway
branches
off
on
to
the
moor
at
your
left
hand
;
a
rough
sand-pillar
,
with
the
letters
W
.
H
.
cut
on
its
north
side
,
on
the
east
,
G
.
,
and
on
the
south-west
,
T
.
G
.
It
serves
as
guide-post
to
the
Grange
,
and
Heights
,
and
village
.
The
sun
shone
yellow
on
its
grey
head
,
reminding
me
of
summer
;
and
I
cannot
say
why
,
but
all
at
once
,
a
gush
of
child
's
sensations
flowed
into
my
heart
.
Hindley
and
I
held
it
a
favourite
spot
twenty
years
before
.
I
gazed
long
at
the
weather-worn
block
;
and
,
stooping
down
,
perceived
a
hole
near
the
bottom
still
full
of
snail-shells
and
pebbles
which
we
were
fond
of
storing
there
with
more
perishable
things
—
and
,
as
fresh
as
reality
,
it
appeared
that
I
beheld
my
early
play-mate
seated
on
the
withered
turf
;
his
dark
,
square
head
bent
forward
,
and
his
little
hand
scooping
out
the
earth
with
a
piece
of
slate
.
"
Poor
Hindley
!
"
I
exclaimed
,
involuntarily
.
I
started
—
my
bodily
eye
was
cheated
into
a
momentary
belief
that
the
child
lifted
its
face
and
stared
straight
into
mine
!
It
vanished
in
a
twinkling
;
but
,
immediately
,
I
felt
an
irresistible
yearning
to
be
at
the
Heights
.
Superstition
urged
me
to
comply
with
this
impulse
—
supposing
he
should
be
dead
!
I
thought
—
or
should
die
soon
!
—
supposing
it
were
a
sign
of
death
!
The
nearer
I
got
to
the
house
the
more
agitated
I
grew
:
and
on
catching
sight
of
it
,
I
trembled
every
limb
.
The
apparition
had
outstripped
me
;
it
stood
looking
through
the
gate
.
That
was
my
first
idea
on
observing
an
elf-locked
,
brown-eyed
boy
setting
his
ruddy
countenance
against
the
bars
.
Further
reflection
suggested
this
must
be
Hareton
,
my
Hareton
,
not
altered
greatly
since
I
left
him
,
ten
months
since
.
"
God
bless
thee
,
darling
!
"
I
cried
,
forgetting
instantaneously
my
foolish
fears
.
"
Hareton
,
it
's
Nelly
—
Nelly
,
thy
nurse
.
"
He
retreated
out
of
arm
's
length
,
and
picked
up
a
large
flint
.
"
I
am
come
to
see
thy
father
,
Hareton
,
"
I
added
,
guessing
from
the
action
that
Nelly
,
if
she
lived
in
his
memory
at
all
,
was
not
recognised
as
one
with
me
.
He
raised
his
missile
to
hurl
it
;
I
commenced
a
soothing
speech
,
but
could
not
stay
his
hand
.
The
stone
struck
my
bonnet
,
and
then
ensued
,
from
the
stammering
lips
of
the
little
fellow
,
a
string
of
curses
which
,
whether
he
comprehended
them
or
not
,
were
delivered
with
practised
emphasis
,
and
distorted
his
baby
features
into
a
shocking
expression
of
malignity
.
You
may
be
certain
this
grieved
,
more
than
angered
me
.
Fit
to
cry
,
I
took
an
orange
from
my
pocket
,
and
offered
it
to
propitiate
him
.
He
hesitated
,
and
then
snatched
it
from
my
hold
,
as
if
he
fancied
I
only
intended
to
tempt
,
and
disappoint
him
.
I
showed
another
keeping
it
out
of
his
reach
.
"
Who
has
taught
you
those
fine
words
,
my
barn
,
"
I
inquired
.
"
The
curate
?
"
"
Damn
the
curate
,
and
thee
!
Gie
me
that
,
"
he
replied
.
"
Tell
us
where
you
got
your
lessons
,
and
you
shall
have
it
,
"
said
I
.
"
Whose
your
master
?
"
"
Devil
daddy
,
"
was
his
answer
.
"
And
what
do
you
learn
from
Daddy
?
"
I
continued
.
He
jumped
at
the
fruit
;
I
raised
it
higher
.
"
What
does
he
teach
you
?
"
I
asked
.
"
Naught
,
"
said
he
,
"
but
to
keep
out
of
his
gait
—
Daddy
cannot
bide
me
,
because
I
swear
at
him
.
"
"
Ah
!
and
the
devil
teaches
you
to
swear
at
Daddy
?
"
I
observed
.
"
Aye
—
nay
,
"
he
drawled
.
"
Who
then
?
"
"
Heathcliff
.
"
"
I
asked
if
he
liked
Mr.
Heathcliff
?
"
Aye
!
"
he
answered
again
.
Desiring
to
have
his
reasons
for
liking
him
,
I
could
only
gather
the
sentences
.
I
know
n't
—
he
pays
Dad
back
what
he
gies
to
me
—
he
curses
Daddy
for
cursing
me
—
He
says
I
mun
do
as
I
will
.
"
"
And
the
curate
does
not
teach
you
to
read
and
write
,
then
?
"
I
pursued
.
"
No
,
I
was
told
the
curate
should
have
his
—
—
—
teeth
dashed
down
his
—
—
—
throat
,
if
he
stepped
over
the
threshold
—
Heathcliff
,
had
promised
that
!
"
I
put
the
orange
in
his
hand
;
and
bade
him
tell
his
father
that
a
woman
called
Nelly
Dean
,
was
waiting
to
speak
with
him
,
by
the
garden
gate
.
He
went
up
the
walk
,
and
entered
the
house
;
but
,
instead
of
Hindley
,
Heathcliff
appeared
on
the
door
stones
,
and
I
turned
directly
and
ran
down
the
road
as
hard
as
ever
I
could
race
,
making
no
halt
till
I
gained
the
guide
post
,
and
feeling
as
scared
as
if
I
had
raised
a
goblin
.
This
is
not
much
connected
with
Miss
Isabella
's
affair
;
except
,
that
it
urged
me
to
resolve
further
,
on
mounting
vigilant
guard
,
and
doing
my
utmost
to
check
the
spread
of
such
bad
influence
at
the
Grange
,
even
though
I
should
wake
a
domestic
storm
,
by
thwarting
Mrs.
Linton
's
pleasure
.
The
next
time
Heathcliff
came
,
my
young
lady
chanced
to
be
feeding
some
pigeons
in
the
court
.
She
had
never
spoken
a
word
to
her
sister-in-law
,
for
three
days
;
but
,
she
had
likewise
dropped
her
fretful
complaining
,
and
we
found
it
a
great
comfort
.
Heathcliff
had
not
the
habit
of
bestowing
a
single
unnecessary
civility
on
Miss
Linton
,
I
knew
.
Now
,
as
soon
as
he
beheld
her
,
his
first
precaution
was
to
take
a
sweeping
survey
of
the
house-front
.
I
was
standing
by
the
kitchen
window
,
but
I
drew
out
of
sight
.
He
then
stept
across
the
pavement
to
her
,
and
said
something
:
she
seemed
embarrassed
,
and
desirous
of
getting
away
;
to
prevent
it
,
he
laid
his
hand
on
her
arm
:
she
averted
her
face
;
he
apparently
put
some
question
which
she
had
no
mind
to
answer
.
There
was
another
rapid
glance
at
the
house
,
and
supposing
himself
unseen
,
the
scoundrel
had
the
impudence
to
embrace
her
.
"
Judas
!
Traitor
!
"
I
ejaculated
"
you
are
a
hypocrite
too
,
are
you
?
A
deliberate
deceiver
.
"
"
Who
is
Nelly
?
"
said
Catherine
's
voice
at
my
elbow
—
I
had
been
over-intent
on
watching
the
pair
outside
to
mark
her
entrance
.
"
Your
worthless
friend
!
"
I
answered
warmly
,
"
the
sneaking
rascal
yonder
—
Ah
,
he
has
caught
a
glimpse
of
us
—
he
is
coming
in
!
I
wonder
will
he
have
the
art
to
find
a
plausible
excuse
,
for
making
love
to
Miss
,
when
he
told
you
he
hated
her
?
"
Mrs.
Linton
saw
Isabella
tear
herself
free
,
and
run
into
the
garden
;
and
a
minute
after
,
Heathcliff
opened
the
door
.
I
could
n't
withhold
giving
some
loose
to
my
indignation
;
but
Catherine
angrily
insisted
on
silence
,
and
threatened
to
order
me
out
of
the
kitchen
,
if
I
dared
be
so
presumptuous
as
to
put
in
my
insolent
tongue
.
"
To
hear
you
,
people
might
think
you
were
the
mistress
!
"
She
cried
.
"
You
want
setting
down
in
your
right
place
!
Heathcliff
,
what
are
you
about
,
raising
this
stir
?
I
said
you
must
let
Isabella
alone
!
—
I
beg
you
will
unless
you
are
tired
of
being
received
here
,
and
wish
Linton
to
draw
the
bolts
against
you
!
"
"
God
forbid
that
he
should
try
!
"
answered
the
black
villain
—
I
detested
him
just
then
.
"
God
keep
him
meek
and
patient
!
Every
day
I
grow
madder
after
sending
him
to
heaven
!
"
"
Hush
!
"
said
Catherine
shutting
the
inner
door
!
"
Do
n't
vex
me
.
Why
have
you
disregarded
my
request
?
Did
she
come
across
you
on
purpose
?
"
"
What
is
it
to
you
?
"
he
growled
,
"
I
have
a
right
to
kiss
her
,
if
she
chooses
,
and
you
have
no
right
to
object
—
I
'm
not
your
husband
you
need
n't
be
jealous
of
me
!
"
"
I
'm
not
jealous
of
you
;
"
replied
the
mistress
,
I
'm
jealous
for
you
.
Clear
your
face
,
you
sha
n't
scowl
at
me
!
If
you
like
Isabella
,
you
shall
marry
her
.
But
,
do
you
like
her
,
tell
the
truth
,
Heathcliff
?
There
,
you
wont
answer
.
I
'm
certain
you
do
n't
!
"
"
And
would
Mr.
Linton
approve
of
his
sister
marrying
that
man
?
"
I
inquired
.
"
Mr.
Linton
should
approve
,
"
returned
my
lady
decisively
.
"
He
might
spare
himself
the
trouble
,
"
said
Heathcliff
,
"
I
could
do
as
well
without
his
approbation
—
And
,
as
to
you
,
Catherine
,
I
have
a
mind
to
speak
a
few
words
,
now
,
while
we
are
at
it
—
I
want
you
to
be
aware
that
I
know
you
have
treated
me
infernally
—
infernally
!
Do
you
hear
?
And
,
if
you
flatter
yourself
that
I
do
n't
perceive
it
you
are
a
fool
—
and
if
you
think
I
can
be
consoled
by
sweet
words
you
are
an
idiot
—
and
if
you
fancy
I
'll
suffer
unrevenged
,
I
'll
convince
you
of
the
contrary
,
in
a
very
little
while
!
Meantime
,
thank
you
for
telling
me
your
sister-in-law
's
secret
—
I
swear
I
'll
make
the
most
of
it
,
and
stand
you
aside
!
"
"
What
new
phase
of
his
character
is
this
?
"
exclaimed
Mrs.
Linton
,
in
amazement
.
"
I
've
treated
you
infernally
—
and
you
'll
take
revenge
!
How
will
you
take
it
,
ungrateful
brute
?
How
have
I
treated
you
infernally
?
"
"
I
seek
no
revenge
on
you
,
"
replied
Heathcliff
less
vehemently
.
"
That
's
not
the
plan
—
The
tyrant
grinds
down
his
slaves
and
they
do
n't
turn
against
him
,
they
crush
those
beneath
them
—
You
are
welcome
to
torture
me
to
death
for
your
amusement
,
only
,
allow
me
me
to
amuse
myself
a
little
in
the
same
style
—
And
refrain
from
insult
,
as
much
as
you
are
able
.
Having
levelled
my
palace
,
do
n't
erect
a
hovel
and
complacently
admire
your
own
charity
in
giving
me
that
for
a
home
.
If
I
imagined
you
really
wished
me
to
marry
Isabella
,
I
'd
cut
my
throat
!
"
"
Oh
the
evil
is
that
I
am
not
jealous
,
is
it
?
"
cried
Catherine
.
"
Well
,
I
wo
n't
repeat
my
offer
of
a
wife
—
It
is
as
bad
as
offering
Satan
a
lost
soul
—
Your
bliss
lies
,
like
his
,
in
inflicting
misery
—
You
prove
it
—
Edgar
is
restored
from
the
ill-temper
he
gave
way
to
at
your
coming
;
I
begin
to
be
secure
and
tranquil
;
and
,
you
,
restless
to
know
us
at
peace
,
appear
resolved
on
exciting
a
quarrel
—
quarrel
with
Edgar
if
you
please
,
Heathcliff
,
and
deceive
his
sister
;
you
'll
hit
on
exactly
the
most
efficient
method
of
revenging
yourself
on
me
.
"
The
conversation
ceased
—
Mrs.
Linton
sat
down
by
the
fire
,
flushed
and
gloomy
.
The
spirit
which
served
her
was
growing
intractable
:
she
could
neither
lay
nor
control
it
.
He
stood
on
the
hearth
,
with
folded
arms
brooding
on
his
evil
thoughts
;
and
in
this
position
I
left
them
,
to
seek
the
master
who
was
wondering
what
kept
Catherine
below
so
long
.
"
Ellen
,
"
said
he
,
when
I
entered
,
"
have
you
seen
your
mistress
?
"
"
Yes
,
she
's
in
the
kitchen
,
sir
,
"
I
answered
.
"
She
's
sadly
put
out
by
Mr.
Heathcliff
's
behaviour
:
and
,
indeed
,
I
do
think
it
's
time
to
arrange
his
visits
on
another
footing
.
There
's
harm
in
being
too
soft
,
and
now
it
's
come
to
this
—
.
"
And
I
related
the
scene
in
the
court
,
and
,
as
near
as
I
dared
,
the
whole
subsequent
dispute
.
I
fancied
it
could
not
be
very
prejucial
to
Mrs.
Linton
,
unless
she
made
it
so
,
afterwards
,
by
assuming
the
defensive
for
her
guest
.
Edgar
Linton
had
difficulty
in
hearing
me
to
the
close
—
His
first
words
revealed
that
he
did
not
clear
his
wife
of
blame
.
"
This
is
insufferable
!
"
he
exclaimed
.
"
It
is
disgraceful
that
she
should
own
him
for
a
friend
,
and
force
his
company
on
me
!
Call
me
two
men
out
of
the
hall
,
Ellen
—
Catherine
shall
linger
no
longer
to
argue
with
the
low
ruffian
—
I
have
humoured
her
enough
.
"
He
descended
,
and
,
bidding
the
servants
wait
in
the
passage
,
went
,
followed
by
me
,
to
the
kitchen
.
Its
occupants
had
recommenced
their
angry
discussion
;
Mrs.
Linton
,
at
least
,
was
scolding
with
renewed
vigour
;
Heathcliff
had
moved
to
the
window
,
and
hung
his
head
somewhat
cowed
by
her
violent
rating
apparently
.
He
saw
the
master
first
,
and
made
a
hasty
motion
that
she
should
be
silent
;
which
she
obeyed
,
abruptly
,
on
discovering
the
reason
of
his
intimation
.
"
How
is
this
?
"
said
Linton
,
addressing
her
;
"
what
notion
of
propriety
must
you
have
to
remain
here
,
after
the
language
which
has
been
held
to
you
by
that
blackguard
?
I
suppose
,
because
it
is
his
ordinary
talk
,
you
think
nothing
of
it
—
you
are
habituated
to
his
baseness
,
and
,
perhaps
,
imagine
I
can
get
used
to
it
too
!
"
"
Have
you
been
listening
at
the
door
,
Edgar
?
"
asked
the
mistress
,
in
a
tone
particularly
calculated
to
provoke
her
husband
,
implying
both
carelessness
and
contempt
of
his
irritation
.
Heathcliff
,
who
had
raised
his
eyes
at
the
former
speech
,
gave
a
sneering
laugh
at
the
latter
,
on
purpose
,
it
seemed
,
to
draw
Mr.
Linton
's
attention
to
him
.
He
succeeded
;
but
Edgar
did
not
mean
to
entertain
him
with
any
high
flights
of
passion
.
"
I
have
been
so
far
forbearing
with
you
,
sir
,
"
he
said
,
quietly
;
"
not
that
I
was
ignorant
of
your
miserable
,
degraded
character
,
but
,
I
felt
you
were
only
partly
responsible
for
that
;
and
Catherine
,
wishing
to
keep
up
your
acquaintance
,
I
acquiesced
—
foolishly
.
Your
presence
is
a
moral
poison
that
would
contaminate
the
most
virtuous
—
for
that
cause
,
and
to
prevent
worse
consequences
,
I
shall
deny
you
,
hereafter
,
admission
into
this
house
,
and
give
notice
,
now
,
that
I
require
your
instant
departure
.
Three
minutes
'
delay
will
render
it
involuntary
and
ignominious
.
"
Heathcliff
measured
the
height
and
breadth
of
the
speaker
with
an
eye
full
of
derision
.
"
Cathy
,
this
lamb
of
yours
threatens
like
a
bull
!
"
he
said
.
"
It
is
in
danger
of
splitting
its
skull
against
my
knuckles
.
By
God
,
Mr.
Linton
,
I
'm
mortally
sorry
that
you
are
not
worth
knocking
down
!
"
My
master
glanced
towards
the
passage
,
and
signed
me
to
fetch
the
men
—
he
had
no
intention
of
hazarding
a
personal
encounter
.
I
obeyed
the
hint
;
but
Mrs.
Linton
suspecting
something
,
followed
,
and
when
I
attempted
to
call
them
,
she
pulled
me
back
,
slammed
the
door
to
,
and
locked
it
.
"
Fair
means
!
"
she
said
,
in
answer
to
her
husband
's
look
of
angry
surprise
.
"
If
you
have
not
the
courage
to
attack
him
,
make
an
apology
,
or
allow
yourself
to
be
beaten
.
It
will
correct
you
of
feigning
more
valour
than
you
possess
.
No
,
I
'll
swallow
the
key
before
you
shall
get
it
!
I
'm
delightfully
rewarded
for
my
kindness
to
each
!
After
constant
indulgence
of
one
's
weak
nature
,
and
the
other
's
bad
one
,
I
earn
,
for
thanks
,
two
samples
of
blind
ingratitude
,
stupid
to
absurdity
!
Edgar
,
I
was
defending
you
,
and
yours
;
and
I
wish
Heathcliff
may
flog
you
sick
,
for
daring
to
think
an
evil
thought
of
me
!
"
It
did
not
need
the
medium
of
a
flogging
to
produce
that
effect
on
the
master
.
He
tried
to
wrest
the
key
from
Catherine
's
grasp
;
and
for
safety
she
flung
it
into
the
hottest
part
of
the
fire
;
whereupon
Mr.
Edgar
was
taken
with
a
nervous
trembling
,
and
his
countenance
grew
deadly
pale
.
For
his
life
he
could
not
avert
that
access
of
emotion
—
mingled
anguish
and
humiliation
overcame
him
completely
.
He
leant
on
the
back
of
a
chair
,
and
covered
his
face
.
"
Oh
!
Heavens
!
In
old
days
this
would
win
you
knighthood
!
"
exclaimed
Mrs.
Linton
.
"
We
are
vanquished
,
we
are
vanquished
!
Heathcliff
would
as
soon
lift
a
finger
at
you
as
the
king
would
march
his
army
against
a
colony
of
mice
.
Cheer
up
,
you
sha'
n't
be
hurt
!
Your
type
is
not
a
lamb
,
it
's
a
sucking
leveret
.
"
"
I
wish
you
joy
of
the
milk-blooded
coward
,
Cathy
!
"
said
her
friend
.
"
I
compliment
you
on
your
taste
:
and
that
is
the
slavering
,
shivering
thing
you
preferred
to
me
!
I
would
not
strike
him
with
my
fist
,
but
I
'd
kick
him
with
my
foot
,
and
experience
considerable
satisfaction
.
Is
he
weeping
,
or
is
he
going
to
faint
for
fear
?
"
The
fellow
approached
and
gave
the
chair
on
which
Linton
rested
a
push
.
He
'd
better
have
kept
his
distance
:
my
master
quickly
sprang
erect
,
and
struck
him
full
on
the
throat
a
blow
that
would
have
levelled
a
slighter
man
.
It
took
his
breath
for
a
minute
;
and
,
while
he
choked
,
Mr.
Linton
walked
out
by
the
back
door
into
the
yard
,
and
from
thence
,
to
the
front
entrance
.
"
There
!
you
've
done
with
coming
here
,
"
cried
Catherine
.
"
Get
away
,
now
—
he
'll
return
with
a
brace
of
pistols
,
and
half-a-dozen
assistants
.
If
he
did
overhear
us
,
of
course
,
he
'd
never
forgive
you
.
You
've
played
me
an
ill
turn
,
Heathcliff
!
But
,
go
—
make
haste
!
I
'd
rather
see
Edgar
at
bay
than
you
.
"
"
Do
you
suppose
I
'm
going
with
that
blow
burning
in
my
gullet
?
"
he
thundered
.
"
By
Hell
,
no
!
I
'll
crush
his
ribs
in
like
a
rotten
hazel-nut
,
before
I
cross
the
threshold
!
If
I
do
n't
floor
him
now
,
I
shall
murder
him
sometime
,
so
,
as
you
value
his
existence
,
let
me
get
at
him
!
"
"
He
is
not
coming
.
"
I
interposed
,
framing
a
bit
of
a
lie
.
"
There
's
the
coachman
,
and
the
two
gardeners
;
you
'll
surely
not
wait
to
be
thrust
into
the
road
by
them
!
Each
has
a
bludgeon
,
and
master
will
,
very
likely
,
be
watching
from
the
parlour
windows
to
see
that
they
fulfil
his
orders
.
"
The
gardeners
,
and
coachman
were
there
;
but
Linton
was
with
them
.
They
had
already
entered
the
court
—
Heathcliff
,
on
second
thoughts
resolved
to
avoid
a
struggle
against
three
underlings
;
he
seized
the
poker
,
smashed
the
lock
from
the
inner
door
,
and
made
his
escape
as
they
tramped
in
.
Mrs.
Linton
who
was
very
much
excited
,
bid
me
accompany
her
up
stairs
.
She
did
not
know
my
share
in
contributing
to
the
disturbance
,
and
I
was
anxious
to
keep
her
in
ignorance
.
"
I
'm
nearly
distracted
,
Nelly
!
"
she
exclaimed
,
throwing
herself
on
the
sofa
.
"
A
thousand
smiths
'
hammers
are
beating
in
my
head
!
Tell
Isabella
to
shun
me
—
this
uproar
is
owing
to
her
;
and
should
she
or
any
one
else
aggravate
my
anger
at
present
,
I
shall
get
wild
.
And
,
Nelly
,
say
to
Edgar
,
if
you
see
him
again
to-night
,
that
I
'm
in
danger
of
being
seriously
ill
—
I
wish
it
may
prove
true
.
He
has
startled
and
distressed
me
shockingly
!
I
want
to
frighten
him
.
Besides
,
he
might
come
and
begin
a
string
of
abuse
,
or
complainings
;
I
'm
certain
I
should
recriminate
,
and
God
knows
where
we
should
end
!
Will
you
do
so
,
my
good
Nelly
?
You
are
aware
that
I
am
no
way
blameable
in
this
matter
.
What
possessed
him
to
turn
listener
?
Heathcliff
's
talk
was
outrageous
,
after
you
left
us
;
but
I
could
soon
have
diverted
him
from
Isabella
,
and
the
rest
meant
nothing
.
Now
,
all
is
dashed
wrong
by
the
fool
's
craving
to
hear
evil
of
self
that
haunts
some
people
like
a
demon
!
Had
Edgar
never
gathered
our
conversation
,
he
would
never
have
been
the
worse
for
it
.
Really
,
when
he
opened
on
me
in
that
unreasonable
tone
of
displeasure
,
after
I
had
scolded
Heathcliff
till
I
was
hoarse
for
him
;
I
did
not
care
,
hardly
,
what
they
did
to
each
other
,
especially
as
I
felt
that
,
however
the
scene
closed
,
we
should
all
be
driven
asunder
for
nobody
knows
how
long
!
Well
,
if
I
cannot
keep
Heathcliff
for
my
friend
—
if
Edgar
will
be
mean
and
jealous
,
I
'll
try
to
break
their
hearts
by
breaking
my
own
.
That
will
be
a
prompt
way
of
finishing
all
,
when
I
am
pushed
to
extremity
!
But
it
's
a
deed
to
be
reserved
for
a
forlorn
hope
—
I
'd
not
take
Linton
by
surprise
with
it
.
To
this
this
point
he
has
been
discreet
in
dreading
to
provoke
me
;
you
must
represent
the
peril
of
quitting
that
policy
;
and
remind
him
of
my
passionate
temper
,
verging
,
when
kindled
,
on
frenzy
—
I
wish
you
could
dismiss
that
apathy
out
of
your
countenance
,
and
look
rather
more
anxious
about
me
!
"
The
stolidity
with
which
I
received
these
instructions
was
,
no
doubt
,
rather
exasperating
;
for
they
were
delivered
in
perfect
sincerity
,
but
I
believed
a
person
who
could
plan
the
turning
of
her
fits
of
passion
to
account
,
beforehand
,
might
,
by
exerting
her
will
,
manage
to
control
herself
tolerably
even
while
under
their
influence
;
and
I
did
not
wish
to
"
frighten
"
her
husband
,
as
