hisbrother-in-law
.
He
was
unfit
for
attending
to
such
matters
then
,
but
he
bid
me
speak
to
his
lawyer
;
and
at
length
,
permitted
me
to
go
.
His
lawyer
had
been
Earnshaw
's
also
:
I
called
at
the
village
,
and
asked
him
to
accompany
me
.
He
shook
his
head
,
and
advised
that
Heathcliff
should
be
let
alone
;
affirming
,
if
the
truth
were
known
,
Hareton
would
be
found
little
else
than
a
beggar
.
"
His
father
died
in
debt
;
"
he
said
,
"
the
whole
property
is
mortgaged
,
and
the
sole
chance
for
the
natural
heir
is
to
allow
him
an
opportunity
of
creating
some
interest
in
the
creditor
's
heart
,
that
he
may
be
inclined
to
deal
leniently
towards
him
.
"
When
I
reached
the
Heights
,
I
explained
that
I
had
come
to
see
everything
carried
on
decently
,
and
Joseph
,
who
appeared
in
sufficient
distress
,
expressed
satisfaction
at
my
presence
.
Mr.
Heathcliff
said
he
did
not
perceive
that
I
was
wanted
,
but
I
might
stay
and
order
the
arrangements
for
the
funeral
,
if
I
chose
.
"
Correctly
,
"
he
remarked
,
"
that
fool
's
body
should
be
buried
at
the
cross-roads
,
without
ceremony
of
any
kind
—
I
happened
to
leave
him
ten
minutes
,
yesterday
afternoon
;
and
,
in
that
interval
,
he
fastened
the
two
doors
of
the
house
against
me
,
and
he
has
spent
the
night
in
drinking
himself
to
death
deliberately
!
We
broke
in
this
morning
,
for
we
heard
him
snorting
like
a
horse
;
and
there
he
was
,
laid
over
the
settle
—
flaying
and
scalping
would
not
have
wakened
him
—
I
sent
for
Kenneth
,
and
he
came
;
but
not
till
the
beast
had
changed
into
carrion
—
he
was
both
dead
and
cold
,
and
stark
;
and
so
you
'll
allow
,
it
was
useless
making
more
stir
about
him
!
"
The
old
servant
confirmed
this
statement
,
but
muttered
,
"
Aw
'd
rayther
he
'd
goan
hisseln
fur
t'doctor
!
Aw
sud
uh
taen
tent
uh
t'maister
better
nur
him
—
un
he
war
n't
deead
when
Aw
left
,
nowt
uh
t'soart
!
"
I
insisted
on
the
funeral
being
respectable
—
Mr.
Heathcliff
said
I
might
have
my
own
way
there
too
;
only
,
he
desired
me
to
remember
,
that
the
money
for
the
whole
affair
came
out
of
his
pocket
.
He
maintained
a
hard
,
careless
deportment
,
indicative
of
neither
joy
nor
sorrow
;
if
anything
,
it
expressed
a
flinty
gratification
at
a
piece
of
difficult
work
,
successfully
executed
,
I
observed
once
,
indeed
,
something
like
exultation
in
his
aspect
.
It
was
just
when
the
people
were
bearing
the
coffin
from
the
house
;
he
had
the
hypocrisy
to
represent
a
mourner
;
and
previous
to
following
with
Hareton
he
lifted
the
unfortunate
child
on
to
the
table
,
and
muttered
with
peculiar
gusto
,
"
Now
my
bonny
lad
you
are
mine
!
And
we
'll
see
if
one
tree
wo
n't
grow
as
crooked
as
another
,
with
the
same
wind
to
twist
it
!
"
The
unsuspecting
thing
was
pleased
at
this
speech
;
he
played
with
Heathcliff
's
whiskers
,
and
stroked
his
cheek
,
but
I
divined
its
meaning
and
observed
tartly
,
"
That
boy
must
go
back
with
me
to
Thrushcross
Grange
,
Sir
—
There
is
nothing
in
the
world
less
yours
than
he
is
!
"
"
Does
Linton
say
so
?
"
he
demanded
.
"
Of
course
—
he
has
ordered
me
to
take
him
.
"
I
replied
.
"
Well
,
"
said
the
scoundrel
,
"
We
'll
not
argue
the
subject
now
;
but
I
have
a
fancy
to
try
my
hand
at
rearing
a
young
one
,
so
intimate
to
your
master
,
that
I
must
supply
the
place
of
this
with
my
own
,
if
he
attempt
to
remove
it
;
I
do
n't
engage
to
let
Hareton
go
,
undisputed
:
but
,
I
'll
be
pretty
sure
to
make
the
other
come
!
remember
to
tell
him
.
"
This
hint
was
enough
to
bind
our
hands
.
I
repeated
its
substance
,
on
my
return
,
and
Edgar
Linton
,
little
interested
at
the
commencement
,
spoke
no
more
of
interfering
.
I
'm
not
aware
that
he
could
have
done
it
to
any
purpose
,
had
he
been
ever
so
willing
.
The
guest
was
now
the
master
of
Wuthering
Heights
:
he
held
firm
possession
,
and
proved
to
the
attorney
,
who
,
in
his
turn
,
proved
it
to
Mr.
Linton
,
that
Earnshaw
had
mortgaged
every
yard
of
land
he
owned
for
cash
to
supply
his
mania
for
gaming
:
and
he
,
Heathcliff
,
was
the
mortgagee
.
In
that
manner
,
Hareton
,
who
should
now
be
the
first
gentleman
in
the
neighbourhood
,
was
reduced
to
a
state
of
complete
dependence
on
his
father
's
inveterate
enemy
;
and
lives
in
his
own
house
as
a
servant
deprived
of
the
advantage
of
wages
,
and
quite
unable
to
right
himself
,
because
of
his
friendlessness
,
and
his
ignorance
that
he
has
been
wronged
.
CHAPTER
IV
.
"
The
twelve
years
,
"
continued
Mrs.
Dean
,
"
following
that
dismal
period
,
were
the
happiest
of
my
life
:
my
greatest
troubles
,
in
their
passage
,
rose
from
our
little
lady
's
trifling
illnesses
which
she
had
to
experience
in
common
with
all
children
,
rich
and
poor
.
'
For
the
rest
,
after
the
first
six
months
,
she
grew
like
a
larch
;
and
could
walk
and
talk
too
,
in
her
own
way
,
before
the
heath
blossomed
a
second
time
over
Mrs.
Linton
's
dust
.
She
was
the
most
winning
thing
that
ever
brought
sunshine
into
a
desolate
house
—
a
real
beauty
in
face
—
with
the
Earnshaws
'
handsome
dark
eyes
,
but
the
Lintons
'
fair
skin
,
and
small
features
,
and
yellow
curling
hair
.
Her
spirit
was
high
,
though
not
rough
,
and
qualified
by
a
heart
,
sensitive
and
lively
to
excess
in
its
affections
.
That
capacity
for
intense
attachments
reminded
me
of
her
mother
;
still
she
did
not
resemble
her
;
for
she
could
be
soft
and
mild
as
a
dove
,
and
she
had
a
gentle
voice
,
and
pensive
expression
:
her
anger
was
never
furious
;
her
love
never
fierce
;
it
was
deep
and
tender
.
However
,
it
must
be
acknowledged
,
she
had
faults
to
foil
her
gifts
.
A
propensity
to
be
saucy
was
one
;
and
a
perverse
will
that
indulged
children
invariably
acquire
,
whether
they
be
good
tempered
or
cross
.
If
a
servant
chanced
to
vex
her
,
it
was
always
:
"
I
shall
tell
papa
!
"
And
if
he
reproved
her
,
even
by
a
look
,
you
would
have
thought
it
a
heartbreaking
business
:
I
do
n't
believe
he
ever
did
speak
a
harsh
word
to
her
.
He
took
her
education
entirely
on
himself
,
and
made
it
an
amusement
:
fortunately
,
curiosity
,
aud
a
quick
intellect
urged
her
into
an
apt
scholar
;
she
learnt
rapidly
and
eagerly
,
and
did
honour
to
his
teaching
.
Till
she
reached
the
age
of
thirteen
,
she
had
not
once
been
beyond
the
range
of
the
park
by
herself
.
Mr.
Linton
would
take
her
with
him
,
a
mile
or
so
outside
,
on
rare
occasions
;
but
he
trusted
her
to
no
one
else
.
Gimmerton
was
an
unsubstantial
name
in
her
ears
;
the
chapel
,
the
only
building
she
had
approached
,
or
entered
,
except
her
own
home
;
Wuthering
Heights
and
Mr.
Heathcliff
did
not
exist
for
her
;
she
was
a
perfect
recluse
;
and
,
apparently
,
perfectly
contented
.
Sometimes
,
indeed
,
while
surveying
the
country
from
her
nursery
window
,
she
would
observe
—
"
Ellen
,
how
long
will
it
be
before
I
can
walk
to
the
top
of
those
hills
?
I
wonder
what
lies
on
the
other
side
—
is
it
the
sea
?
"
"
No
,
Miss
Cathy
,
"
I
would
answer
,
"
it
is
hills
again
just
like
these
.
"
"
And
what
are
those
golden
rocks
like
,
when
you
stand
under
them
?
"
she
once
asked
.
The
abrupt
descent
of
Penistone
Craggs
particularly
attracted
her
notice
,
especially
when
the
setting
sun
shone
on
it
,
and
the
top-most
Heights
;
and
the
whole
extent
of
landscape
besides
lay
in
shadow
.
I
explained
that
they
were
bare
masses
of
stone
,
with
hardly
enough
earth
in
their
clefts
to
nourish
a
stunted
tree
.
"
And
why
are
they
bright
so
long
after
it
is
evening
here
?
"
she
pursued
.
"
Because
they
are
a
great
deal
higher
up
than
we
are
,
"
replied
I
;
"
you
could
not
climb
them
,
they
are
too
high
and
steep
.
In
winter
the
frost
is
always
there
before
it
comes
to
us
;
and
,
deep
into
summer
,
I
have
found
snow
under
that
black
hollow
on
the
north-east
side
!
"
"
Oh
,
you
have
been
on
them
!
"
she
cried
,
gleefully
.
"
Then
I
can
go
,
too
,
when
I
am
a
woman
.
Has
papa
been
,
Ellen
?
"
"
Papa
would
tell
you
,
Miss
,
"
I
answered
,
hastily
,
"
that
they
are
not
worth
the
trouble
of
visiting
.
The
moors
,
where
you
ramble
with
him
,
are
much
nicer
;
and
Thrushcross
park
is
the
finest
place
in
the
world
.
"
"
But
I
know
the
park
,
and
I
do
n't
know
those
,
"
she
murmured
to
herself
.
"
And
I
should
delight
to
look
round
me
,
from
the
brow
of
that
tallest
point
—
my
little
pony
,
Minny
,
shall
take
me
sometime
.
"
One
of
the
maids
mentioning
the
Fairy
cave
,
quite
turned
her
head
with
a
desire
to
fulfil
this
project
;
she
teased
Mr.
Linton
about
it
;
and
he
promised
she
should
have
the
journey
when
she
got
older
:
but
Miss
Catherine
measured
her
age
by
months
,
and
—
"
Now
,
am
I
old
enough
to
go
to
Penistone
Craggs
?
"
was
the
constant
question
in
her
mouth
.
The
road
thither
wound
close
by
Wuthering
Heights
.
Edgar
had
not
the
heart
to
pass
it
;
so
she
received
as
constantly
the
answer
.
"
Not
yet
,
love
,
not
yet
.
"
I
said
Mrs.
Heathcliff
lived
above
a
dozen
years
after
quitting
her
husband
.
Her
family
were
of
a
delicate
constitution
:
she
and
Edgar
both
lacked
the
ruddy
health
that
you
will
generally
meet
in
these
parts
.
What
her
last
illness
was
,
I
am
not
certain
;
I
conjecture
,
they
died
of
the
same
thing
,
a
kind
of
fever
,
slow
at
its
commencement
,
but
incurable
,
and
rapidly
consuming
life
towards
the
close
.
She
wrote
to
inform
her
brother
of
the
probable
conclusion
of
a
four
months
'
indisposition
,
under
which
she
had
suffered
;
and
entreated
him
to
come
to
her
,
if
possible
,
for
she
had
much
to
settle
,
and
she
wished
to
bid
him
adieu
,
and
deliver
Linton
safely
into
his
hands
.
Her
hope
was
,
that
Linton
might
be
left
with
him
,
as
he
had
been
with
her
;
his
father
,
she
would
fain
convince
herself
,
had
no
desire
to
assume
the
burden
of
his
maintenance
or
education
.
My
master
hesitated
not
a
moment
in
complying
with
her
request
;
reluctant
as
he
was
to
leave
home
at
ordinary
calls
,
he
flew
to
answer
this
;
commending
Catherine
to
my
peculiar
vigilance
,
in
his
absence
;
with
reiterated
orders
that
she
must
not
wander
out
of
the
park
,
even
under
my
escort
;
he
did
not
calculate
on
her
going
unaccompanied
.
He
was
away
three
weeks
:
the
first
day
or
two
,
my
charge
sat
in
a
corner
of
the
library
,
too
sad
for
either
reading
or
playing
:
in
that
quiet
state
she
caused
me
little
trouble
;
but
it
was
succeeded
by
an
interval
of
impatient
,
fretful
weariness
;
and
being
too
busy
,
and
too
old
then
,
to
run
up
and
down
amusing
her
,
I
hit
on
a
method
by
which
she
might
entertain
herself
.
I
used
to
send
her
on
her
travels
round
the
grounds
—
now
on
foot
,
and
now
on
a
pony
;
indulging
her
with
a
patient
audience
of
all
her
real
and
imaginary
adventures
,
when
she
returned
.
The
summer
shone
in
full
prime
;
and
she
took
such
a
taste
for
this
solitary
rambling
that
she
often
contrived
to
remain
out
from
breakfast
till
tea
;
and
then
the
evenings
were
spent
in
recounting
her
fanciful
tales
.
I
did
not
fear
her
breaking
bounds
,
because
the
gates
were
generally
locked
,
and
I
thought
she
would
scarcely
venture
forth
alone
,
if
they
had
stood
wide
open
.
Unluckily
,
my
confidence
proved
misplaced
.
Catherine
came
to
me
,
one
morning
,
at
eight
o'clock
,
and
said
she
was
that
day
an
Arabian
merchant
,
going
to
cross
the
Desert
with
his
caravan
;
and
I
must
give
her
plenty
of
provision
for
herself
,
and
beasts
,
a
horse
,
and
three
camels
,
personated
by
a
large
hound
,
and
a
couple
of
pointers
.
I
got
together
good
store
of
dainties
,
and
slung
them
in
a
basket
on
one
side
of
the
saddle
;
and
she
sprang
up
as
gay
as
a
fairy
,
sheltered
by
her
wide-brimmed
hat
and
gauze
veil
from
the
July
sun
,
and
trotted
off
with
a
merry
laugh
,
mocking
my
cautious
counsel
to
avoid
gallopping
,
and
come
back
early
.
The
naughty
thing
never
made
her
appearance
at
tea
.
One
traveller
,
the
hound
,
being
an
old
dog
,
and
fond
of
its
ease
,
returned
;
but
neither
Cathy
,
nor
the
pony
,
nor
the
two
pointers
were
visible
in
any
direction
;
and
I
despatched
emissaries
down
this
path
,
and
that
path
,
and
,
at
last
,
went
wandering
in
search
of
her
myself
.
There
was
a
labourer
working
at
a
fence
round
a
plantation
,
on
the
borders
of
the
grounds
.
I
enquired
of
him
if
he
had
seen
our
young
lady
?
"
I
saw
her
at
morn
,
"
he
replied
,
"
she
would
have
me
to
cut
her
a
hazel
switch
;
and
then
she
leapt
her
galloway
over
the
hedge
yonder
,
where
it
is
lowest
,
and
gallopped
out
of
sight
.
"
You
may
guess
how
I
felt
at
hearing
this
news
.
It
struck
me
directly
she
must
have
started
for
Penistone
Craggs
.
"
What
will
become
of
her
?
"
I
ejaculated
,
pushing
through
a
gap
which
the
man
was
repairing
,
and
making
straight
to
the
high
road
.
I
walked
as
if
for
a
wager
,
mile
after
mile
,
till
a
turn
brought
me
in
view
of
the
Heights
,
but
no
Catherine
could
I
detect
,
far
or
near
.
The
Craggs
lie
about
a
mile
and
a
half
beyond
Mr.
Heathcliff
's
place
,
and
that
is
four
from
the
Grange
,
so
I
began
to
fear
night
would
fall
ere
I
could
reach
them
.
"
And
what
if
she
should
have
slipped
in
clambering
among
them
,
"
I
reflected
,
"
and
been
killed
,
or
broken
some
of
her
bones
?
"
My
suspense
was
truly
painful
;
and
,
at
first
,
it
gave
me
delightful
relief
to
observe
,
in
hurrying
by
the
farm-house
,
Charlie
,
the
fiercest
of
the
pointers
,
lying
under
a
window
,
with
swelled
head
,
and
bleeding
ear
.
I
open
the
wicket
,
and
ran
to
the
door
,
knocking
vehemently
for
admittance
.
A
woman
whom
I
knew
,
and
who
formerly
lived
at
Gimmerton
,
answered
—
she
had
been
servant
there
since
the
death
of
Mr
Earnshaw
.
"
Ah
,
"
said
she
,
"
you
are
come
a
seeking
your
little
mistress
!
do
n't
be
frightened
.
She
's
here
safe
—
but
I
'm
glad
it
is
n't
the
master
.
"
"
He
is
not
at
home
then
,
is
he
?
"
I
panted
,
quite
breathless
with
quick
walking
and
alarm
.
"
No
,
no
,
"
she
replied
,
"
both
he
and
Joseph
are
off
,
and
I
think
they
wont
return
this
hour
or
more
.
Step
in
and
rest
you
a
bit
.
"
I
entered
,
and
beheld
my
stray
lamb
,
seated
on
the
hearth
,
rocking
herself
in
a
little
chair
that
had
been
her
mother
's
,
when
a
child
.
Her
hat
was
hung
against
the
wall
,
and
she
seemed
perfectly
at
home
,
laughing
and
chattering
,
in
the
best
spirits
imaginable
,
to
Hareton
,
now
a
great
,
strong
lad
of
eighteen
,
who
stared
at
her
with
considerable
curiosity
and
astonishment
;
comprehending
precious
little
of
the
fluent
succession
of
remarks
and
questions
which
her
tongue
never
ceased
pouring
forth
.
"
Very
well
,
Miss
,
"
I
exclaimed
,
concealing
my
joy
under
an
angry
countenance
.
"
This
is
your
last
ride
,
till
papa
comes
back
.
I
'll
not
trust
you
over
the
threshold
again
,
you
naughty
,
naughty
girl
.
"
"
Aha
,
Ellen
!
"
she
cried
,
gaily
,
jumping
up
,
and
running
to
my
side
.
"
I
shall
have
a
pretty
story
to
tell
to-night
—
and
so
you
've
found
me
out
.
Have
you
ever
been
here
in
your
life
before
?
"
"
Put
that
hat
on
,
and
home
at
once
,
"
said
I
.
"
I
'm
dreadfully
grieved
at
you
,
Miss
Cathy
,
you
've
done
extremely
wrong
!
It
's
no
use
pouting
and
crying
;
that
wont
repay
the
trouble
I
've
had
,
scouring
the
country
after
you
.
To
think
how
Mr.
Linton
charged
me
to
keep
you
in
;
and
you
stealing
off
so
;
it
shows
you
are
a
cunning
little
fox
,
and
nobody
will
put
faith
in
you
any
more
.
"
"
What
have
I
done
?
"
sobbed
she
,
instantly
checked
,
"
Papa
charged
me
nothing
—
he
'll
not
scold
me
,
Ellen
—
he
's
never
cross
,
like
you
!
"
"
Come
,
come
!
"
I
repeated
.
"
I
'll
tie
the
riband
.
Now
,
let
us
have
no
petulance
.
Oh
,
for
shame
.
You
thirteen
years
old
,
and
such
a
baby
!
"
This
exclamation
was
caused
by
her
pushing
the
hat
from
her
head
,
and
retreating
to
the
chinmey
out
of
my
reach
.
"
Nay
,
"
said
the
servant
,
"
do
n't
be
hard
on
the
bonny
lass
,
Mrs.
Dean
.
We
made
her
stop
—
she
'd
fain
have
ridden
forwards
,
afeard
you
should
be
uneasy
.
But
Hareton
offered
to
go
with
her
,
and
I
thought
he
should
.
It
's
a
wild
road
over
the
hills
.
"
Hareton
,
during
the
discussion
,
stood
with
his
hands
in
his
pockets
,
too
awkward
to
speak
,
though
he
looked
as
if
he
did
not
relish
my
intrusion
.
"
How
long
am
I
to
wait
?
"
I
continued
,
disregarding
the
woman
's
interference
.
"
It
will
be
dark
in
ten
minutes
.
Where
is
the
pony
,
Miss
Cathy
?
And
where
is
Phenix
?
I
shall
leave
you
,
unless
you
be
quick
,
so
please
yourself
.
"
"
The
pony
is
in
the
yard
,
"
she
replied
,
"
and
Phenix
is
shut
in
there
.
He
's
bitten
—
and
so
is
Charlie
.
I
was
going
to
tell
you
all
about
it
;
but
you
are
in
a
bad
temper
,
and
do
n't
deserve
to
hear
.
"
I
picked
up
her
hat
,
and
approached
to
reinstate
it
;
but
perceiving
that
the
people
of
the
house
took
her
part
,
she
commenced
capering
round
the
room
;
and
,
on
my
giving
chase
,
ran
like
a
mouse
,
over
and
under
,
and
behind
the
furniture
,
rendering
it
ridiculous
for
me
to
pursue
.
Hareton
and
the
woman
laughed
;
and
she
joined
them
,
and
waxed
more
impertinent
still
;
till
I
cried
,
in
great
irritation
.
"
Well
,
Miss
Cathy
,
if
you
were
aware
whose
house
this
is
,
you
'd
be
glad
enough
to
get
out
.
"
"
It
's
your
father
's
,
is
n't
it
?
"
said
she
,
turning
to
Hareton
.
"
Nay
,
"
he
replied
,
looking
down
,
and
blushing
bashfully
.
He
could
not
stand
a
steady
gaze
from
her
eyes
,
though
they
were
just
his
own
.
"
Whose
then
—
your
master
's
?
"
she
asked
.
He
coloured
deeper
,
with
a
different
feeling
,
muttered
an
oath
,
and
turned
away
.
"
Who
is
his
master
?
"
continued
the
tiresome
girl
,
appealing
to
me
.
"
He
talked
about
'
our
house
,
'
and
'
our
folk
.
'
I
thought
he
had
been
the
owner
's
son
.
And
he
never
said
,
Miss
;
he
should
have
done
,
should
n't
he
,
if
he
's
a
servant
?
"
Hareton
grew
black
as
a
thunder-cloud
,
at
this
childish
speech
.
I
silently
shook
my
questioner
,
and
,
at
last
,
succeeded
in
equipping
her
for
departure
.
"
Now
,
get
my
horse
,
"
she
said
,
addressing
her
unknown
kinsman
as
she
would
one
of
the
stable-boys
at
the
Grange
.
"
And
you
may
come
with
me
.
I
want
to
see
where
the
goblin
hunter
rises
in
the
marsh
,
and
to
hear
about
the
fairishes
,
as
you
call
them
—
but
,
make
haste
!
What
's
the
matter
?
Get
my
horse
,
I
say
.
"
"
I
'll
see
thee
damned
,
before
I
be
thy
servant
!
"
growled
the
lad
.
"
You
'll
see
me
me
what
?
"
asked
Catherine
in
surprise
.
"
Damned
—
thou
saucy
witch
!
"
he
replied
.
"
There
,
Miss
Cathy
!
you
see
you
have
got
into
pretty
company
,
"
I
interposed
.
"
Nice
words
to
be
used
to
a
young
lady
!
Pray
do
n't
begin
to
dispute
with
him
—
Come
,
let
us
seek
for
Minny
ourselves
,
and
begone
.
"
"
But
Ellen
,
"
cried
she
,
staring
,
fixed
in
astonishment
.
"
How
dare
he
speak
so
to
me
?
Must
n't
he
be
made
to
do
as
I
ask
him
?
You
wicked
creature
,
I
shall
tell
papa
what
you
said
—
Now
then
!
"
Hareton
did
not
appear
to
feel
this
threat
;
so
the
tears
sprung
into
her
eyes
with
indignation
.
"
You
bring
the
pony
,
"
she
exclaimed
,
turning
to
the
woman
,
"
and
let
my
dog
free
this
moment
!
"
"
Softly
,
Miss
,
"
answered
the
addressed
.
"
You
'll
lose
nothing
,
by
being
civil
.
Though
Mr.
Hareton
,
there
,
be
not
the
master
's
son
,
he
's
your
cousin
;
and
I
was
never
hired
to
serve
you
.
"
"
He
my
cousin
!
"
cried
Cathy
with
a
scornful
laugh
.
"
Yes
,
indeed
,
"
responded
her
reprover
.
"
Oh
,
Ellen
!
do
n't
let
them
say
such
things
,
"
she
pursued
in
great
trouble
.
Papa
is
gone
to
fetch
my
cousin
from
London
—
my
cousin
is
a
gentleman
's
son
—
That
my
—
"
she
stopped
,
and
wept
outright
;
upset
at
the
bare
notion
of
relationship
with
such
a
clown
.
"
Hush
,
hush
!
"
I
whispered
,
"
people
can
have
many
cousins
and
of
all
sorts
,
Miss
Cathy
,
without
being
any
the
worse
for
it
;
only
they
need
n't
keep
their
company
,
if
they
be
disagreeable
,
and
bad
.
"
"
He
's
not
,
he
's
not
my
cousin
,
Ellen
!
"
she
went
on
,
gathering
fresh
grief
from
reflection
,
and
flinging
herself
into
my
arms
for
refuge
from
the
idea
.
I
was
much
vexed
at
her
and
the
servant
for
their
mutual
revelations
;
having
no
doubt
of
Linton
's
approaching
arrival
,
communicated
by
the
former
,
being
reported
to
Mr.
Heathcliff
;
and
feeling
as
confident
that
Catherine
's
first
thought
on
her
father
's
return
,
would
be
to
seek
an
explanation
of
the
latter
's
assertion
,
concerning
her
rude-bred
kindred
.
Hareton
,
recovering
from
his
disgust
at
being
taken
for
a
servant
,
seemed
moved
by
her
distress
;
and
,
having
fetched
the
pony
round
to
the
door
,
he
took
,
to
propitiate
her
,
a
fine
crooked-legged
terrier
whelp
from
the
kennel
;
and
putting
it
into
her
hand
,
bid
her
wisht
for
he
meant
naught
.
Pausing
in
her
lamentations
,
she
surveyed
him
with
a
glance
of
awe
,
and
horror
,
then
burst
forth
anew
.
I
could
scarcely
refrain
from
smiling
at
this
antipathy
to
the
poor
fellow
;
who
was
a
well-made
,
athletic
youth
,
good
looking
in
features
,
and
stout
and
healthy
,
but
attired
in
garments
befitting
his
daily
occupations
of
working
on
the
farm
,
and
lounging
among
the
moors
after
rabbits
and
game
.
Still
,
I
thought
I
could
detect
in
his
physiognomy
a
mind
owning
better
qualities
than
his
father
ever
possessed
.
Good
things
lost
amid
a
wilderness
of
weeds
,
to
be
sure
,
whose
rankness
far
over-topped
their
neglected
growth
;
yet
notwithstanding
,
evidence
of
a
wealthy
soil
that
might
yield
luxuriant
crops
,
under
other
and
favourable
circumstances
.
Mr.
Heathcliff
,
I
believe
,
had
not
treated
him
physically
ill
;
thanks
to
his
fearless
nature
which
offered
no
temptation
to
that
course
of
oppression
;
it
had
none
of
the
timid
susceptibility
that
would
have
given
zest
to
ill-treatment
,
in
Heathcliff
's
judgment
.
He
appeared
to
have
bent
his
malevolence
on
making
him
a
brute
:
he
was
never
taught
to
read
or
write
;
never
rebuked
for
any
bad
habit
which
did
not
annoy
his
keeper
;
never
led
a
single
step
towards
virtue
,
or
guarded
by
a
single
precept
against
vice
.
And
from
what
I
heard
,
Joseph
contributed
much
to
his
deterioration
by
a
narrow
minded
partiality
which
prompted
him
to
flatter
,
and
pet
him
,
as
a
boy
,
because
he
was
the
head
of
the
old
family
.
And
as
he
had
been
in
the
habit
of
accusing
Catherine
Earnshaw
,
and
Heathcliff
,
when
children
,
of
putting
the
master
past
his
patience
,
and
compelling
him
to
seek
solace
in
drink
,
by
what
he
termed
,
their
"
offalld
ways
,
"
so
at
present
,
he
laid
the
whole
burden
of
Hareton
's
faults
on
the
shoulders
of
the
usurper
of
his
property
.
If
the
lad
swore
he
would
n't
correct
him
;
nor
however
culpably
he
behaved
.
It
gave
Joseph
satisfaction
,
apparently
,
to
watch
him
go
the
worst
lengths
.
He
allowed
that
he
was
ruined
;
that
his
soul
was
abandoned
to
perdition
;
but
then
,
he
reflected
that
Heathcliff
must
answer
for
it
.
Hareton
's
blood
would
be
required
at
his
hands
;
and
there
lay
immense
consolation
in
that
thought
.
Joseph
had
instilled
into
him
a
pride
of
name
,
and
of
his
lineage
;
he
would
had
he
dared
,
have
fostered
hate
between
him
and
the
present
owner
of
the
Heights
,
but
his
dread
of
that
owner
amounted
to
superstition
;
and
he
confined
his
feelings
,
regarding
him
,
to
muttered
inuendo
's
and
private
comminations
.
I
do
n't
pretend
to
be
intimately
acquainted
with
the
mode
of
living
customary
in
those
days
,
at
Wuthering
Heights
.
I
only
speak
from
hearsay
;
for
I
saw
little
.
The
villagers
affirmed
Mr.
Heathcliff
was
near
,
and
a
cruel
hard
landlord
to
his
tenants
;
but
the
house
,
inside
had
regained
its
ancient
aspect
of
comfort
under
female
management
;
and
the
scenes
of
riot
common
in
Hindley
's
time
,
were
not
now
enacted
within
its
walls
.
The
master
was
too
gloomy
to
seek
companionship
with
any
people
,
good
or
bad
,
and
he
is
yet
—
This
,
however
,
is
not
making
progress
with
my
story
.
Miss
Cathy
rejected
the
peace-offering
of
the
terrier
,
and
demanded
her
own
dogs
,
Charlie
and
Phenix
.
They
came
limping
,
and
hanging
their
heads
;
and
we
set
out
for
home
,
sadly
out
of
sorts
,
every
one
of
us
.
I
could
not
wring
from
my
little
lady
how
she
had
spent
the
day
;
except
that
,
as
I
supposed
,
the
goal
of
her
pilgrimage
was
Penistone
Crags
;
and
she
arrived
without
adventure
to
the
gate
of
the
farmhouse
,
when
Hareton
happened
to
issue
forth
,
attended
by
some
canine
followers
who
attacked
her
train
.
They
had
a
smart
battle
,
before
their
owners
could
separate
them
:
that
formed
an
introduction
.
Catherine
told
Hareton
who
she
was
,
and
where
she
was
going
;
and
asked
him
to
show
her
the
way
;
finally
,
beguilnig
him
to
accompany
her
.
He
opened
the
mysteries
of
the
Fairy
cave
,
and
twenty
other
queer
places
;
but
being
in
disgrace
,
I
was
not
favoured
with
a
description
of
the
interesting
objects
she
saw
.
I
could
gather
however
,
that
her
guide
had
been
a
favourite
till
she
hurt
his
feelings
by
addressing
him
as
a
servant
,
and
Heathcliff
's
housekeeper
hurt
hers
,
by
calling
him
her
cousin
.
Then
the
language
he
had
held
to
her
rankled
in
her
heart
;
she
who
was
always
"
love
,
"
and
"
darling
,
"
and
"
queen
,
"
and
"
angel
,
"
with
everybody
at
the
Grange
;
to
be
insulted
so
shockingly
by
a
stranger
!
She
did
not
comprehend
it
;
and
hard
work
I
had
,
to
obtain
a
promise
that
she
would
not
lay
the
grievance
before
her
father
.
I
explained
how
he
objected
to
the
whole
household
at
the
Heights
,
and
how
sorry
he
would
be
to
find
she
had
been
there
;
but
,
I
insisted
most
on
the
fact
,
that
if
she
revealed
my
negligence
of
his
orders
,
he
would
perhaps
,
be
so
angry
that
I
should
have
to
leave
;
and
Cathy
could
n't
bear
that
prospect
:
she
pledged
her
word
,
and
kept
it
,
for
my
sake
—
after
all
,
she
was
a
sweet
little
girl
.
CHAPTER
V.
A
letter
,
edged
with
black
,
announced
the
day
of
my
master
's
return
.
Isabella
was
dead
;
and
he
wrote
to
bid
me
get
mourning
for
his
daughter
,
and
arrange
a
room
,
and
other
accommodations
,
for
his
youthful
nephew
.
Catherine
ran
wild
with
joy
at
the
idea
of
welcoming
her
father
back
:
and
indulged
most
sanguine
anticipations
of
the
innumerable
excellencies
of
her
"
real
"
cousin
.
The
evening
of
their
expected
arrival
came
.
Since
early
morning
,
she
had
been
busy
,
ordering
her
own
small
affairs
;
and
now
,
attired
in
her
new
black
frock
—
poor
thing
!
her
aunt
's
death
impressed
her
with
no
definite
sorrow
—
she
obliged
me
,
by
constant
worrying
,
to
walk
with
her
,
down
through
the
grounds
,
to
meet
them
.
"
Linton
is
just
six
months
younger
than
I
am
,
"
she
chattered
as
we
strolled
leisurely
over
the
swells
and
hollows
of
mossy
turf
,
under
shadow
of
the
trees
.
"
How
delightful
it
will
be
to
have
him
for
a
playfellow
!
Aunt
Isabella
sent
papa
a
beautiful
lock
of
his
hair
;
it
was
lighter
than
mine
—
more
flaxen
,
and
quite
as
fine
.
I
have
it
carefully
preserved
in
a
little
glass
box
;
and
I
've
often
thought
what
pleasure
it
would
be
to
see
its
owner
—
Oh
!
I
am
happy
—
and
papa
,
dear
,
dear
papa
!
come
,
Ellen
,
let
us
run
!
come
run
!
"
She
ran
,
and
returned
and
ran
again
,
many
times
before
my
sober
footsteps
reached
the
gate
,
and
then
she
seated
herself
on
the
grassy
bank
beside
the
path
,
and
tried
to
wait
patiently
;
but
that
was
impossible
;
she
could
n't
be
still
a
minute
.
"
How
long
they
are
!
"
she
exclaimed
.
"
Ah
,
I
see
some
dust
on
the
road
—
they
are
coming
!
No
!
When
will
they
be
here
?
May
we
not
go
a
little
way
—
half
a
mile
,
Ellen
,
only
just
half
a
mile
?
Do
say
yes
,
to
that
clump
of
birches
at
the
turn
!
"
I
refused
staunchily
:
and
,
at
length
,
her
suspense
was
ended
:
the
travelling
carriage
rolled
in
sight
.
Miss
Cathy
shrieked
,
and
stretched
out
her
arms
,
as
soon
as
she
caught
her
father
's
face
,
looking
from
the
window
.
He
descended
,
nearly
as
eager
as
herself
;
and
a
considerable
interval
elapsed
,
ere
they
had
a
thought
to
spare
for
any
but
themselves
.
While
they
exchanged
caresses
,
I
took
a
peep
in
to
see
after
Linton
.
He
was
asleep
,
in
a
corner
,
wrapped
in
a
warm
,
fur-lined
cloak
,
as
if
it
had
been
winter
,
A
pale
,
delicate
,
effeminate
boy
,
who
might
have
been
taken
for
my
master
's
younger
brother
,
so
strong
was
the
resemblance
,
but
there
was
a
sickly
peevishness
in
his
aspect
,
that
Edgar
Linton
never
had
.
The
latter
saw
me
looking
;
and
having
shaken
hands
,
advised
me
to
close
the
door
,
and
leave
him
undisturbed
;
for
the
journey
had
fatigued
him
.
Cathy
would
fain
have
taken
one
glance
;
but
her
father
told
her
to
come
on
,
and
they
walked
together
up
the
park
,
while
I
hastened
before
,
to
prepare
the
servants
.
"
Now
,
darling
,
"
said
Mr.
Linton
,
addressing
his
daughter
,
,
as
they
halted
at
the
bottom
of
the
front
steps
.
"
Your
cousin
is
not
so
strong
,
or
so
merry
as
you
are
,
and
he
has
lost
his
mother
,
remember
,
a
very
short
time
since
,
therefore
,
do
n't
expect
him
to
play
,
and
run
about
with
you
directly
.
And
do
n't
harass
him
much
by
talking
—
let
him
be
quiet
this
evening
,
at
least
,
will
you
?
"
"
Yes
,
yes
,
papa
,
"
answered
Catherine
;
"
but
I
do
want
to
see
him
;
and
he
has
n't
once
looked
out
.
"
The
carriage
stopped
;
and
the
sleeper
,
being
roused
,
was
lifted
to
the
ground
by
his
uncle
.
"
This
is
your
cousin
Cathy
,
Linton
,
"
he
said
,
putting
their
little
hands
together
.
"
She
's
fond
of
you
already
;
and
mind
you
do
n't
grieve
her
by
crying
to-night
.
Try
to
be
cheerful
now
;
the
travelling
is
at
an
end
,
and
you
have
nothing
to
do
but
rest
and
amuse
yourself
as
you
please
.
"
"
Let
me
go
to
bed
then
,
"
answered
the
boy
,
shrinking
from
Catherine
's
salute
;
and
he
put
his
fingers
to
his
eyes
to
remove
incipient
tears
.
"
Come
,
come
,
there
's
a
good
child
,
"
I
whispered
,
leading
him
in
.
"
You
'll
make
her
weep
too
—
see
how
sorry
she
is
for
you
!
"
I
do
not
know
whether
it
were
sorrow
for
him
,
but
his
cousin
put
on
as
sad
a
countenance
as
himself
,
and
returned
to
her
father
.
All
three
entered
,
and
mounted
to
the
library
where
tea
was
laid
ready
.
I
proceeded
to
remove
Linton
's
cap
,
and
mantle
,
and
placed
him
on
a
chair
by
the
table
;
but
he
was
no
sooner
seated
than
he
began
to
cry
afresh
.
My
master
inquired
what
was
the
matter
.
"
I
ca
n't
sit
on
a
chair
,
"
sobbed
the
boy
.
"
Go
to
the
sofa
then
;
and
Ellen
shall
bring
you
some
tea
,
"
answered
his
uncle
,
patiently
.
He
had
been
greatly
tried
during
the
journey
,
I
felt
convinced
,
by
his
fretful
,
ailing
charge
.
Linton
slowly
trailed
himself
off
,
and
lay
down
.
Cathy
carried
a
foot-stool
and
her
cup
to
his
side
.
At
first
she
sat
silent
;
but
that
could
not
last
;
she
had
resolved
to
make
a
pet
of
her
little
cousin
,
as
she
would
have
him
to
be
;
and
she
commenced
stroking
his
curls
,
and
kissing
his
cheek
,
and
offering
him
tea
in
her
saucer
,
like
a
baby
.
This
pleased
him
,
for
he
was
not
much
better
;
he
dried
his
eyes
,
and
lightened
into
a
faint
smile
.
"
Oh
,
he
'll
do
very
well
,
"
said
the
master
to
me
,
after
watching
them
a
minute
.
"
Very
well
,
if
we
can
keep
him
,
Ellen
.
The
company
of
a
child
of
his
own
age
will
instil
new
spirit
into
him
soon
:
and
by
wishing
for
strength
he
'll
gain
it
.
"
Aye
,
if
we
can
keep
him
!
I
mused
to
myself
;
and
sore
misgivings
came
over
me
that
there
was
slight
hope
of
that
.
And
then
,
I
thought
,
however
will
that
weakling
live
at
Wuthering
Heights
,
between
his
father
and
Hareton
?
what
playmates
and
instructors
they
'll
be
.
Our
doubts
were
presently
decided
;
even
earlier
than
I
expected
.
I
had
just
taken
the
children
up
stairs
,
after
tea
was
finished
;
and
seen
Linton
asleep
—
he
would
not
suffer
me
to
leave
him
,
till
that
was
the
case
—
I
had
come
down
,
and
was
standing
by
the
table
in
the
hall
,
lighting
a
bed-room
candle
for
Mr.
Edgar
,
when
a
maid
stepped
out
of
the
kitchen
,
and
informed
me
that
Mr.
Heathcliff'a
servant
,
Joseph
,
was
at
the
door
,
and
wished
to
speak
with
the
master
.
"
I
shall
ask
him
what
he
wants
first
,
"
I
said
,
in
considerable
trepidation
.
"
A
very
unlikely
hour
to
be
troubling
people
,
and
the
instant
they
have
returned
from
a
long
journey
.
I
do
n't
think
the
master
can
see
him
.
"
Joseph
had
advanced
through
the
kitchen
,
as
I
uttered
these
words
,
and
now
presented
himself
in
the
hall
.
He
was
donned
in
his
Sunday
garments
,
with
his
most
sanctimonious
and
sourest
face
;
and
holding
his
hat
in
one
hand
,
and
his
stick
in
the
other
,
he
proceeded
to
clean
his
shoes
on
the
mat
.
"
Good
evening
,
Joseph
,
"
I
said
,
coldly
.
"
What
business
brings
you
here
to-night
?
"
"
It
's
Maister
Linton
Aw
mun
spake
tull
,
"
he
answered
,
waving
me
disdainfully
aside
.
"
Mr.
Linton
is
going
to
bed
;
unless
you
have
something
particular
to
say
,
I
'm
sure
he
wont
hear
it
now
,
"
I
continued
.
"
You
had
better
sit
down
in
there
,
and
entrust
your
message
to
me
.
"
"
Which
is
his
rahm
?
"
pursued
the
fellow
,
surveying
the
range
of
closed
doors
.
I
perceived
he
was
bent
on
refusing
my
mediation
;
so
very
reluctantly
,
I
went
up
to
the
library
,
and
announced
the
unseasonable
visiter
;
advising
that
he
should
be
dismissed
till
next
day
.
Mr.
Linton
had
no
time
to
empower
me
to
do
so
,
for
he
mounted
close
at
my
heels
,
and
pushing
into
the
apartment
,
planted
himself
at
the
far
side
of
the
table
,
with
his
two
fists
clapped
on
the
head
of
his
stick
,
and
began
in
an
elevated
tone
,
as
if
anticipating
opposition
.
"
Hathecliff
has
send
me
for
his
lad
,
un
Aw
'
mun
n't
goa
back
'
baht
him
.
"
Edgar
Linton
was
silent
a
minute
;
an
expression
of
exceeding
sorrow
overcast
his
features
;
he
would
have
pitied
the
child
on
his
own
account
;
but
,
recalling
Isabella
's
hopes
and
fears
,
and
anxious
wishes
for
her
son
,
and
her
commendations
of
him
to
his
care
,
he
grieved
bitterly
at
the
prospect
of
yielding
him
up
,
and
searched
in
his
heart
how
it
might
be
avoided
.
No
plan
offered
itself
:
the
very
exhibition
of
any
desire
to
keep
him
would
have
rendered
the
claimant
more
peremptory
:
there
was
nothing
left
but
to
resign
him
.
However
,
he
was
not
going
to
rouse
him
from
his
sleep
.
"
Tell
Mr.
Heathcliff
,
"
he
answered
,
calmly
,
"
that
his
son
shall
come
to
Wuthering
Heights
to-morrow
.
He
is
in
bed
,
and
too
tired
to
go
the
distance
now
.
You
may
also
tell
him
that
the
mother
of
Linton
desired
him
to
remain
under
my
guardianship
;
and
,
at
present
,
his
health
is
very
precarious
.
"
"
Noa
!
"
said
Joseph
,
giving
a
thud
with
his
prop
on
the
floor
,
and
assuming
an
authoritative
air
.
"
Noa
!
that
manes
nowt
—
Hathecliff
maks
noa
'
cahnt
uh
t
'
mother
,
nur
yah
norther
—
bud
he
'll
hev
his
lad
;
und
Aw
mun
tak
him
—
soa
nah
yah
knaw
!
"
"
You
shall
not
to-night
!
"
answered
Linton
,
decisively
.
"
Walk
down
stairs
at
once
,
and
repeat
to
your
master
what
I
have
said
.
Ellen
,
show
him
down
.
Go
—
"
And
,
aiding
the
indignant
elder
with
a
lift
by
the
arm
,
he
rid
the
room
of
him
,
and
closed
the
door
.
"
Varrah
weel
!
"
shouted
Joseph
,
as
he
slowly
drew
off
.
"
Tuh
morn
,
he
's
come
hisseln
,
un
'
thrust
him
aht
,
if
yah
darr
!
"
CHAPTER
VI
.
To
obviate
the
danger
of
this
threat
being
fulfilled
,
Mr.
Linton
commissioned
me
to
take
the
boy
home
early
,
on
Catherine
's
pony
,
and
,
said
he
—
"
As
we
shall
now
have
no
influence
over
his
destiny
,
good
or
bad
,
you
must
say
nothing
of
where
he
is
gone
to
my
daughter
;
she
cannot
associate
with
him
hereafter
;
and
it
is
better
for
her
to
remain
in
ignorance
of
his
proximity
,
lest
she
should
be
restless
,
and
anxious
to
visit
the
Heights
—
merely
tell
her
,
his
father
sent
for
him
suddenly
,
and
he
has
been
obliged
to
leave
us
.
"
Linton
was
very
reluctant
to
be
roused
from
his
bed
,
at
five
o'clock
,
and
astonished
to
be
informed
that
he
must
prepare
for
further
travelling
:
but
I
softened
off
the
matter
by
stating
that
he
was
going
to
spend
some
time
with
his
father
,
Mr.
Heathcliff
,
who
wished
to
see
him
so
much
,
he
did
not
like
to
defer
the
pleasure
till
he
should
recover
from
his
late
journey
.
"
My
father
?
"
he
cried
,
in
strange
perplexity
.
"
Mamma
never
told
me
I
had
a
father
.
Where
does
he
live
?
I
'd
rather
stay
with
uncle
.
"
"
He
lives
a
little
distance
from
the
Grange
,
"
I
replied
,
"
just
beyond
those
hills
—
not
so
far
,
but
you
may
walk
over
here
,
when
you
get
hearty
.
And
you
should
be
glad
to
go
home
,
and
to
see
him
.
You
must
try
to
love
him
,
as
you
did
your
mother
,
and
then
he
will
love
you
.
"
"
But
why
have
I
not
heard
of
him
before
?
"
asked
Linton
;
"
why
did
n't
mamma
,
and
he
live
together
as
other
people
do
?
"
"
He
had
business
to
keep
him
in
the
north
,
"
I
answered
;
"
and
your
mother
's
health
required
her
to
reside
in
the
south
.
"
"
And
why
did
n't
mamma
speak
to
me
about
him
?
"
persevered
the
child
.
"
She
often
talked
of
uncle
,
and
I
learnt
to
love
him
long
ago
.
How
am
I
to
love
papa
?
I
do
n't
know
him
.
"
"
Oh
,
all
children
love
their
parents
,
"
I
said
.
"
Your
mother
,
perhaps
,
thought
you
would
want
to
be
with
him
,
if
she
mentioned
him
often
to
you
.
Let
us
make
haste
.
An
early
ride
on
such
a
beautiful
morning
is
much
preferable
to
an
hour
's
more
sleep
.
"
"
Is
she
to
go
with
us
,
"
he
demanded
.
"
The
little
girl
I
saw
yesterday
?
"
"
Not
now
,
"
replied
I
.
"
Is
uncle
?
"
he
continued
.
"
No
,
I
shall
be
your
companion
there
,
"
I
said
.
Linton
sank
back
on
his
pillow
,
and
fell
into
a
brown
study
.
"
I
wo
n't
go
without
uncle
;
"
he
cried
at
length
;
"
I
ca
n't
tell
where
you
mean
to
take
me
.
"
I
attempted
to
persuade
him
of
the
naughtiness
of
showing
reluctance
to
meet
his
father
:
still
he
obstinately
resisted
any
progress
towards
dressing
;
and
I
had
to
call
for
my
master
's
assistance
,
in
coaxing
him
out
of
bed
.
The
poor
thing
was
finally
got
off
with
several
delusive
assurances
that
his
absence
should
be
short
;
that
Mr.
Edgar
and
Cathy
would
visit
him
;
and
other
promises
,
equally
ill-founded
,
which
I
invented
and
reiterated
,
at
intervals
,
throughout
the
way
.
The
pure
heather-scented
air
,
and
the
bright
sunshine
,
and
the
gentle
canter
of
Minny
relieved
his
despondency
,
after
a
while
.
He
began
to
put
questions
concerning
his
new
home
,
and
its
inhabitants
,
with
greater
interest
,
and
liveliness
.
"
Is
Wuthering
Heights
as
pleasant
a
place
as
Thrushcross
Grange
?
"
he
inquired
,
turning
to
take
a
last
glance
into
the
valley
,
whence
a
light
mist
mounted
,
and
formed
fleecy
cloud
,
on
the
skirts
of
the
blue
.
"
It
is
not
so
buried
in
trees
,
"
I
replied
,
"
and
it
is
not
quite
so
large
,
but
you
can
see
the
country
beautifully
,
all
round
;
and
the
air
is
healthier
for
you
—
fresher
,
and
dryer
.
You
will
,
perhaps
,
think
the
building
old
and
dark
,
at
first
—
though
it
is
a
respectable
house
,
the
next
best
in
the
neighbourhood
.
And
you
will
have
such
nice
rambles
on
the
moors
!
Hareton
Earnshaw
—
that
is
Miss
Cathy
's
other
cousin
;
and
so
yours
in
a
manner
—
will
show
you
all
the
sweetest
spots
;
and
you
can
bring
a
book
in
fine
weather
,
and
make
a
green
hollow
your
study
;
and
,
now
and
then
,
your
uncle
may
join
you
in
a
walk
;
he
does
,
frequently
,
walk
out
on
the
hills
.
"
"
And
what
is
my
father
like
?
"
he
asked
.
"
Is
he
as
young
and
handsome
as
uncle
?
"
"
He
's
as
young
,
"
said
I
"
but
he
has
black
hair
,
and
eyes
;
and
looks
sterner
,
and
he
is
taller
and
bigger
altogether
.
He
'll
not
seem
to
you
so
gentle
and
kind
at
first
,
perhaps
,
because
,
it
is
not
his
way
—
still
,
mind
you
be
frank
and
cordial
with
him
;
and
naturally
,
he
'll
be
fonder
of
you
than
any
uncle
,
for
you
are
his
own
.
"
"
Black
hair
and
eyes
!
"
mused
Linton
.
"
I
ca
n't
fancy
him
.
Then
I
am
not
like
him
,
am
I
?
"
"
Not
much
,
"
I
answered
.
.
.Not
a
morsel
,
I
thought
:
surveying
with
regret
the
white
complexion
,
and
slim
frame
of
my
companion
,
and
his
large
languid
eyes
.
.
.his
mother
's
eyes
save
that
,
unless
a
morbid
touchiness
kindled
them
,
a
moment
,
they
had
not
a
vestige
of
her
sparkling
spirit
.
"
How
strange
that
he
should
never
come
to
see
mama
,
and
me
"
he
murmured
.
"
Has
he
ever
seen
me
?
If
he
have
,
I
must
have
been
a
baby
—
I
remember
not
a
single
thing
about
him
!
"
"
Why
,
Master
Linton
,
"
said
I
,
"
three
hundred
miles
is
a
great
distance
:
and
ten
years
seem
very
different
in
length
,
to
a
grown
up
person
,
compared
with
what
they
do
to
you
.
It
is
probable
Mr.
Heathcliff
proposed
going
,
from
summer
to
summer
,
but
never
found
a
convenient
opportunity
:
and
now
it
is
too
late
—
Do
n't
trouble
him
with
questions
on
the
subject
:
it
will
disturb
him
for
no
good
.
"
The
boy
was
fully
occupied
with
his
own
cogitations
for
the
remainder
of
the
ride
,
till
we
halted
before
the
farm-house
garden
gate
.
I
watched
to
catch
his
impressions
in
his
countenanance
.
He
surveyed
the
carved
front
,
and
low-browed
lattices
;
the
straggling
gooseberry
bushes
,
and
crooked
firs
,
with
solemn
intentness
,
and
then
shook
his
head
:
his
private
feelings
entirely
disapproved
of
the
exterior
of
his
new
abode
;
but
he
had
sense
to
postpone
complaining
—
there
might
be
compensation
within
.
Before
he
dismounted
,
I
went
and
opened
the
door
.
It
was
half-past
six
;
the
family
had
just
finished
breakfast
;
the
servant
was
clearing
and
wiping
down
the
table
:
Joseph
stood
by
his
master
's
chair
telling
some
tale
concerning
a
lame
horse
;
and
Hareton
was
preparing
for
the
hay-field
.
"
Hallo
,
Nelly
!
"
cried
Mr.
Heathcliff
,
when
he
saw
me
.
"
I
feared
I
should
have
to
come
down
and
fetch
my
property
,
myself
—
You
've
brought
it
have
you
?
Let
us
see
what
we
can
make
of
it
.
"
He
got
up
and
strode
to
the
door
:
Hareton
and
Joseph
followed
in
gaping
curiosity
.
Poor
Linton
ran
a
frightened
eye
over
the
faces
of
the
three
.
"
Sure-ly
,
"
said
Joseph
after
a
grave
inspection
,
'
he
's
swopped
wi
'
ye
,
maister
,
an
'
yon
's
his
lass
!
"
Heathcliff
having
stared
his
son
into
an
ague
of
confusion
,
uttered
a
scornful
laugh
.
"
God
!
what
a
beauty
!
what
a
lovely
,
charming
thing
!
"
he
exclaimed
.
"
Have
n't
they
reared
it
on
snails
,
and
sour
milk
,
Nelly
?
Oh
,
damn
my
soul
!
but
that
's
worse
than
I
expected
—
and
the
devil
knows
I
was
not
sanguine
!
"
I
bid
the
trembling
and
bewildered
child
get
down
,
and
enter
.
He
did
not
thoroughly
comprehend
the
meaning
of
his
father
's
speech
,
or
whether
it
were
intended
for
him
:
indeed
,
he
was
not
yet
certain
that
the
grim
,
sneering
stranger
was
his
father
;
but
he
clung
to
me
with
growing
trepidation
;
and
on
Mr.
Heathcliff
's
taking
a
seat
,
and
bidding
him
"
come
hither
,
"
he
hid
his
face
on
my
shoulder
,
and
wept
.
"
Tut
,
tut
!
"
said
Heathcliff
,
stretching
out
a
hand
and
dragging
him
roughly
between
his
knees
,
and
then
holding
up
his
head
by
the
chin
.
"
None
of
that
nonsense
!
we
're
not
going
to
hurt
thee
,
Linton
—
is
n't
that
thy
name
?
Thou
art
thy
mother
's
child
,
entirely
!
Where
is
my
share
in
thee
,
puling
chicken
?
"
He
took
off
the
boy
's
cap
and
pushed
back
his
thick
flaxen
curls
,
felt
his
slender
arms
,
and
his
small
fingers
;
during
which
examination
,
Linton
ceased
crying
,
and
lifted
his
great
blue
eyes
to
inspect
the
inspector
.
"
Do
you
know
me
?
"
asked
Heathcliff
,
having
satisfied
himself
that
the
limbs
were
all
equally
frail
and
feeble
.
"
No
!
"
said
Linton
,
with
a
gaze
of
vacant
fear
.
"
You
've
heard
of
me
,
I
dare
say
?
"
"
No
,
"
he
replied
again
.
"
No
?
What
a
shame
of
your
mother
,
never
to
waken
your
filial
regard
for
me
!
You
are
my
son
,
then
,
I
'll
tell
you
;
and
your
mother
was
a
wicked
slut
to
leave
you
in
ignorance
of
the
sort
of
father
you
possessed
—
Now
,
do
n't
wince
,
and
colour
up
!
Though
it
is
something
to
see
you
have
not
white
blood
—
Be
a
good
lad
;
and
I
'll
do
for
you
—
Nelly
,
if
you
be
tired
you
may
sit
down
,
if
not
get
home
again
—
I
guess
you
'll
report
what
you
hear
,
and
see
,
to
the
cipher
at
the
Grange
;
and
this
thing
wo
n't
be
settled
while
you
linger
about
it
.
"
"
Well
,
"
replied
I
,
"
I
hope
you
'll
be
kind
to
the
boy
,
Mr.
Heathcliff
,
or
you
'll
not
keep
him
long
,
and
he
's
all
you
have
akin
,
in
the
wide
world
that
you
will
ever
know
—
remember
.
"
I
'll
be
very
kind
to
him
you
need
n't
fear
!
"
he
said
laughing
.
"
Only
nobody
else
must
be
kind
to
him
—
I
'm
jealous
of
monopolizing
his
affection
—
And
,
to
begin
my
kindness
,
Joseph
!
bring
the
lad
some
breakfast
—
Hareton
,
you
infernal
calf
,
begone
to
your
work
.
Yes
,
Nell
,
"
he
added
when
they
were
departed
,
"
my
son
is
prospective
owner
of
your
place
,
and
I
should
not
wish
him
to
die
till
I
was
certain
of
being
his
successor
.
Besides
,
he
's
mine
,
and
I
want
the
triumph
of
seeing
my
descendent
fairly
lord
of
their
estates
;
my
child
hiring
their
children
,
to
till
their
fathers
'
lands
for
wages
—
That
is
the
sole
consideration
which
can
make
me
endure
the
whelp
—
I
despise
him
for
himself
,
and
hate
him
for
the
memories
he
revives
!
But
,
that
consideration
is
sufficient
;
he
's
as
safe
with
me
,
and
shall
be
tended
as
carefully
,
as
your
master
tends
his
own
—
I
have
a
room
up
stairs
,
furnished
for
him
,
in
handsome
style
—
I
've
engaged
a
tutor
,
also
,
to
come
three
times
a
week
,
from
twenty
miles
distance
,
to
teach
him
what
he
pleases
to
learn
.
I
've
ordered
Hareton
to
obey
him
:
and
in
fact
,
I
've
arranged
every
thing
with
a
view
to
preserve
the
superior
,
and
the
gentleman
in
him
,
above
his
associates
—
I
do
regret
however
,
that
he
so
little
deserves
the
trouble
—
if
I
wished
any
blessing
in
the
world
,
it
was
to
find
him
a
worthy
object
of
pride
,
and
I
'm
bitterly
disappointed
with
the
whey-faced
whining
wretch
!
"
While
he
was
speaking
,
Joseph
returned
,
bearing
a
basin
of
milk-porridge
,
and
placed
it
before
Linton
.
He
stirred
round
the
homely
mess
with
a
look
of
aversion
,
and
affirmed
he
could
not
eat
it
.
I
saw
the
old
man
servant
shared
largely
in
his
master
's
scorn
of
the
child
,
though
he
was
compelled
to
retain
the
sentiment
in
his
heart
,
because
Heathcliff
plainly
meant
his
underlings
to
hold
him
in
honour
.
"
Cannot
ate
it
?
"
repeated
he
,
peering
in
Linton
's
face
,
and
subduing
his
voice
to
a
whisper
,
for
fear
of
being
overheard
.
"
But
Maister
Hareton
nivir
ate
nowt
else
,
when
he
wer
a
little
un
:
und
what
wer
gooid
eneugh
fur
him
's
gooid
eneugh
fur
yah
,
Aw
's
rayther
think
!
"
"
I
sha
n't
eat
it
!
"
answered
Linton
,
snappishly
.
"
Take
it
away
.
"
Joseph
snatched
up
the
food
indignantly
,
and
brought
it
to
us
.
"
Is
there
owt
ails
th
'
victuals
?
"
he
asked
,
thrusting
the
tray
under
Heathcliff
's
nose
.
"
What
should
ail
them
?
"
he
said
.
"
Wah
!
"
answered
Joseph
,
"
yon
dainty
chap
says
he
cannut
ate
'
em
.
Bud
Aw
guess
it
's
raight
!
His
mother
wer
just
soa
—
we
wer
a'most
too
mucky
tuh
sow
t
'
corn
fur
makking
her
breead
.
"
