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however，hegenerouslyreturned。Thentheycametothedoor，andfromtheirconversationIjudgedtheywereabouttoissueoutandhaveawalkonthemoors。IsupposedIshouldbecondemnedinHaretonEarnshaw\'sheart，ifnotbyhismouth，tothelowestpitintheinfernalregions，ifIshowedmy`unfortunatepersoninhisneighbourhoodthen；andfeelingverymeanandmalignant，Iskulkedroundtoseekrefugeinthekitchen。Therewasunobstructedadmittanceonthatsidealso，andatthedoorsatmyoldfriendNellyDean，sewingandsingingasong；whichwasofteninterruptedfromwithinbyharshwordsofscornandintolerance，utteredinfarfrommusicalaccents。

`Aw\'drayther，byth\'haulf，hev`emswearingi\'mylugsfroughmorntoneeght，nurhearkenyah，hahsiver!\'saidthetenantofthekitchen，inanswertoanunheardspeechofNelly\'s。`It\'sablazingshaime，utAwcannutoppent\'blessedBook，budyahsetupthemgloriestuhSattan，un\'

allt\'flaysomewickednessesutiverwerbornintuht\'warld!Oh!yah\'eraraightnowt；un\'shoo\'sanother；un\'thatpoorlad\'llbelostatweenye。Poorlad!\'headded，withagroan；`he\'switched:Aw\'msartinon\'t!

OLord，judge`em，furthey\'snortherlawnurjusticeamangwerrullers!\'

`No!orweshouldbesittinginflamingfagots，Isuppose，\'retortedthesinger。`Butwisht，oldman，andreadyourBiblelikeaChristian，andnevermindme。Thisis"FairyAnnie\'s`Wedding"——abonnytune——itgoestoadance。\'

MrsDeanwasabouttorecommence，whenIadvanced；andrecognizingmedirectly，shejumpedtoherfeet，crying:

`Why，blessyou，MrLockwood!Howcouldyouthinkofreturninginthisway？All\'sshutupatThrushcrossGrange。Youshouldhavegivenusnotice!\'

`I\'vearrangedtobeaccommodatedthere，foraslongasIshallstay，\'Ianswered。`Idepartagaintomorrow。Andhowareyoutransplantedhere，MrsDean？tellmethat。\'

`Zillahleft，andMrHeathcliffwishedmetocome，soonafteryouwenttoLondon，andstaytillyoureturned。But，stepin，pray!HaveyouwalkedfromGimmertonthisevening？\'

`FromtheGrange，\'Ireplied；`andwhiletheymakemelodgingroomthere，Iwanttofinishmybusinesswithyourmaster；becauseIdon\'tthinkofhavinganotheropportunityinahurry。\'

`Whatbusiness，sir？\'saidNelly，conductingmeintothehouse。

`He\'sgoneoutatpresent，andwon\'treturnsoon。\'

`Abouttherent，\'Ianswered。

`Oh!thenitiswithMrsHeathcliffyoumustsettle，\'sheobserved；

`orratherwithme。Shehasnotlearnttomanageheraffairsyet，andI

actforher:there\'snobodyelse。\'

Ilookedsurprised。

`Ah!youhavenotheardofHeathcliff\'sdeath，Isee，\'shecontinued。

`Heathcliffdead!\'Iexclaimed，astonished。`Howlongago？\'

`Threemonthssince:butsitdownandletmetakeyourhat，andI\'lltellyouallaboutit。Stop，youhavehadnothingtoeat，haveyou？\'

`Iwantnothing:Ihaveorderedsupperathome。Yousitdowntoo。

Ineverdreamtofhisdying!Letmehearhowitcametopass。Yousayyoudon\'texpectthembackforsometime——theyoungpeople？\'

`No——Ihavetoscoldthemeveryeveningfortheirlaterambles:

buttheydon\'tcareforme。Atleasthaveadrinkofouroldale；itwilldoyougood:youseemweary。\'

ShehastenedtofetchitbeforeIcouldrefuse，andIheardJosephaskingwhether`itwarn\'tacryingscandalthatsheshouldhavefelliesathertimeoflife？Andthen，togetthemjocksoutuh\'t\'maister\'scellar!

Hefairshaamedto`bidestillandseeit。\'

Shedidnotstaytoretaliate，butre-enteredinaminute，bearingareamingsilverpint，whosecontentsIlaudedwithbecomingearnestness。

AndafterwardsshefurnishedmewiththesequelofHeathclifFshistory。

Hehada`queer\'end，assheexpressedit。

IwassummonedtoWutheringHeights，withinafortnightofyourleavingus，shesaid；andIobeyedjoyfully，forCatherine\'ssake。Myfirstinterviewwithhergrievedandshockedme:shehadalteredsomuchsinceourseparation。MrHeathcliffdidnotexplainhisreasonsfortakinganewmindaboutmycominghere；heonlytoldmehewantedme，andhewastiredofseeingCatherine:Imustmakethelittleparlourmysitting-room，andkeepherwithme。Itwasenoughifhewereobligedtoseeheronceortwiceaday。Sheseemedpleasedatthisarrangement；and，bydegrees，Ismuggledoveragreatnumberofbooks，andotherarticles，thathadformedheramusementattheGrange；andflatteredmyselfweshouldgetonintolerablecomfort。Thedelusiondidnotlastlong。Catherine，contentedatfirst，inabriefspacegrewirritableandrestless。Foronething，shewasforbiddentomoveoutofthegarden，anditfrettedhersadlytobeconfinedtoitsnarrowboundsasspringdrewon；foranother，infollowingthehouse，I

wasforcedtoquitherfrequently，andshecomplainedofloneliness:shepreferredquarrellingwithJosephinthekitchentosittingatpeaceinhersolitude。Ididnotmindtheirskirmishes:butHaretonwasoftenobligedtoseekthekitchenalso，whenthemasterwantedtohavethehousetohimself；

andthoughinthebeginningsheeitherleftitathisapproach，orquietlyjoinedinmyoccupations，andshunnedremarkingoraddressinghim——andthoughhewasalwaysassullenandsilentaspossible——afterawhileshechangedherbehaviour，andbecameincapableoflettinghimalone:talkingathim；commentingonhisstupidityandidleness；expressingherwonderhowhecouldendurethelifehelived——howhecouldsitawholeeveningstaringintothefireanddozing。

`He\'sjustlikeadog，ishenot，Ellen？\'sheonceobserved，`oracarthorse？Hedoeshiswork，eatshisfood，andsleepseternally!Whatablank，drearymindhemusthave!Doyoueverdream，Hareton？And，ifyoudo，whatisitabout？Butyoucan\'tspeaktome!\'

Thenshelookedathim；buthewouldneitheropenhismouthnorlookagain。

`He\'s，perhaps，dreamingnow，\'shecontinued。`HetwitchedhisshoulderasJunotwitcheshers。Askhim，Ellen。\'

`MrHaretonwillaskthemastertosendyouupstairs，ifyoudon\'tbehave!\'Isaid。Hehadnotonlytwitchedhisshoulderbutclenchedhisfist，asiftemptedtouseit。

`IknowwhyHaretonneverspeaks，whenIaminthekitchen，\'sheexclaimed，onanotheroccasion。`HeisafraidIshalllaughathim。Ellen，whatdoyouthink？Hebegantoteachhimselftoreadonce；andbecauseIlaughed，heburnedhisbooks，anddroppedit:washenotafool？\'

`Werenotyounaughty？\'Isaid；`answermethat。\'

`PerhapsIwas，\'shewenton；`butIdidnotexpecthimtobesosilly。Hareton，ifIgaveyouabook，wouldyoutakeitnow？I\'lltry!\'

Sheplacedoneshehadbeenperusingonhishand；heflungitoff，andmuttered，ifshedidnotgiveover，hewouldbreakherneck。

"Well，Ishallputithere，\'shesaid，`inthetabledrawer；andI\'mgoingtobed。\'

Thenshewhisperedmetowatchwhetherhetouchedit，anddeparted。

Buthewouldnotcomenearit；andsoIinformedherinthemorning，tohergreatdisappointment。Isawshewassorryforhisperseveringsulkinessandindolence:herconsciencereprovedherforfrighteninghimoffimprovinghimself:shehaddoneiteffectually。Butheringenuitywasatworktoremedytheinjury:whileIironed，orpursuedotherstationaryemploymentsIcouldnotwelldointheparlour，shewouldbringsomepleasantvolumeandreaditaloudtome。`WhenHaretonwasthere，shegenerallypausedinaninterestingpart，andleftthebooklyingabout:thatshedidrepeatedly；

buthewasasobstinateasamule，and，insteadofsnatchingatherbait，inwetweatherhetooktosmokingwithJoseph；andtheysatlikeautomatons，oneoneachsideofthefire，theelderhappilytoodeaftounderstandherwickednonsense，ashewouldhavecalledit，theyoungerdoinghisbesttoseemtodisregardit。Onfineeveningsthelatterfollowedhisshootingexpeditions，andCatherineyawnedandsighed，andteasedmetotalktoher，andranoffintothecourtorgarden，themomentIbegan；

and，asalastresource，cried，andsaidshewastiredofliving:herlifewasuseless。

MrHeathcliff，whogrewmoreandmoredisinclinedtosociety，hadalmostbanishedEarnshawoutofhisapartment。OwingtoanaccidentatthecommencementofMarch，hebecameforsomedaysafixtureinthekitchen。Hisgunburstwhileoutonthehillsbyhimself；asplintercuthisarm，andhelostagooddealofbloodbeforehecouldreachhome。Theconsequencewasthat，perforce，hewascondemnedtothefiresideandtranquillity，tillhemadeitupagain。ItsuitedCatherinetohavehimthere:atanyrate，itmadeherhateherroomupstairsmorethanever:andshewouldcompelmetofindoutbusinessbelow，thatshemightaccompanyme。

OnEasterMonday，JosephwenttoGimmertonfairwithsomecattle；

and，intheafternoon，Iwasbusygettinguplineninthekitchen。Earnshawsat，moroseasusual，atthechimney-corner，andmylittlemistresswasbeguilinganidlehourwithdrawingpicturesonthewindowpanes；varyingheramusementbysmotheredburstsofsongs，andwhisperedejaculations，andquickglancesofannoyanceandimpatienceinthedirectionofhercousin，whosteadfastlysmoked，andlookedintothegrate。AtanoticethatIcoulddowithhernolongerinterceptingmylight，sheremovedtothehearthstone。

Ibestowedlittleattentiononherproceedings，but，presently，Iheardherbegin:

`I\'vefoundout，Hareton，thatIwant——thatI\'mglad——thatIshouldlikeyoutobemycousinnow，ifyouhadnotgrownsocrosstome，andsorough。\'

Haretonreturnednoanswer。

`Hareton，Hareton，Hareton!doyouhear？\'shecontinued。`Getoffwi\'ye!\'hegrowled，withuncompromisinggruffness。

`Letmetakethatpipe，\'shesaid，cautiouslyadvancingherhandandabstractingitfromhismouth。

Beforehecouldattempttorecoverit，itwasbroken，andbehindthefire。Hesworeatherandseizedanother。

`Stop，\'shecried，`youmustlistentomefirst；andIcan\'tspeakwhilethosecloudsarefloatinginmyface。\'

`Willyougotothedevil!\'heexclaimedferociously，`andletmebe!\'

`No，\'shepersisted，`Iwon\'t:Ican\'ttellwhattodotomakeyoutalktome；andyouaredeterminednottounderstand。WhenIcallyoustupid，Idon\'tmeananything:Idon\'tmeanthatIdespiseyou。Come，youshalltakenoticeofme，Hareton!youaremycousin，andyoushallownme。

`Ishallhavenaughttodowi\'youandyourmuckypride，andyourdamnedmockingtricks!\'heanswered。`I\'llgotohell，bodyandsoul，beforeIlooksidewaysafteryouagain。SideoutO\'t\'gait，now；thisminute!\'

Catherinefrowned，andretreatedtothewindow-seatchewingherlip，andendeavouring，byhumminganeccentrictune，toconcealagrowingtendencytosob。

`Youshouldbefriendswithyourcousin，MrHareton，\'Iinterrupted，`sincesherepentsofhersauciness。Itwoulddoyouagreatdealofgood:

itwouldmakeyouanothermantohaveherforacompanion。\'

`Acompanion？\'hecried；`whenshehatesme，anddoesnotthinkmefittowipehershoon!Nay!ifitmademeaking，I\'dnotbescornedforseekinghergoodwillanymore。\'

`ItisnotIwhohateyou，itisyouwhohateme!\'weptCathy，nolongerdisguisinghertrouble。`YouhatemeasmuchasMrHeathcliffdoes，andmore。\'

`You\'readamnedliar，\'beganEarnshaw:`whyhaveImadehimangry，bytakingyourpart，then，ahundredtimes？andthatwhenyousneeredatanddespisedme，and——Goonplaguingme，andI\'llstepinyonder，andsayyouworriedmeoutofthekitchen!\'

`Ididn\'tknowyoutookmypart，\'sheanswered，dryinghereyes；

`andIwasmiserableandbitterateverybody；butnowIthankyou，andbegyoutoforgiveme:whatcanIdobesides？\'

Shereturnedtothehearth，andfranklyextendedherhand。Heblackenedandscowledlikeathundercloud，andkepthisfistsresolutelyclenched，andhisgazefixedontheground。Catherine，byinstinct，musthavedivineditwasobdurateperversity，andnotdislike，thatpromptedthisdoggedconduct；for，afterremaininganinstantundecided，shestoopedandimpressedonhischeekagentlekiss。ThelittleroguethoughtIhadnotseenher，and，drawingback，shetookherformerstationbythewindow，quitedemurely。Ishookmyheadreprovingly，andthensheblushedandwhispered:

`Well!whatshouldIhavedone，Ellen？Hewouldn\'tshakehands，andhewouldn\'tlook:ImustshowhimsomewaythatIlikehim——thatI

wanttobefriends。\'

WhetherthekissconvincedHareton，Icannottell:hewasverycareful，forsomeminutes，thathisfaceshouldnotbeseen，andwhenhedidraiseit，hewassadlypuzzledwheretoturnhiseyes。

Catherineemployedherselfinwrappingahandsomebookneatlyinwhitepaper，andhavingtieditwithabitofribband，andaddresseditto`MrHaretonEarnshaw\'，shedesiredmetobeherambassadress，andconveythepresenttoitsdestinedrecipient。

`Andtellhim，ifhe\'lltakeitI\'llcomeandteachhimtoreaditright，\'shesaid；`and，ifherefuseit，I\'llgoupstairs，andneverteasehimagain。\'

Icarriedit，andrepeatedthemessage；anxiouslywatchedbymyemployer。Haretonwouldnotopenhisfingers，soIlaiditonhisknee。

Hedidnotstrikeoff，either。Ireturnedtomywork。Catherineleanedherheadandarmsonthetable，tillsheheardtheslightestrustleofthecoveringbeingremoved；thenshestoleaway，andquietlyseatedherselfbesidehercousin。Hetrembled，andhisfaceglowed:allhisrudenessandallhissurlyharshnesshaddesertedhim:hecouldnotsummoncourage，atfirst，toutterasyllableinreplytoherquestioninglook，andhermurmuredpetition。

`Sayyouforgiveme，Hareton，do？Youcanmakemesohappybyspeakingthatlittleword。\'

Hemutteredsomethinginaudible。

`Andyou\'llbemyfriend？\'addedCatherineinterrogatively。

`Nay，you\'llbeashamedofmeeverydayofyourlife，\'heanswered；

`andthemore，themoreyouknowme；andIcannotbideit。\'

`Soyouwon\'tbemyfriend？\'shesaid，smilingassweetashoney，andcreepingcloseup。

Ioverheardnofurtherdistinguishabletalk，but，onlookingroundagain，Iperceivedtwosuchradiantcountenancesbentoverthepageoftheacceptedbook，thatIdidnotdoubtthetreatyhadbeenratifiedonbothsides；andtheenemieswere，thenceforth，swornallies。

Theworktheystudiedwasfullofcostlypictures；andthoseandtheirpositionhadcharmenoughtokeepthemunmovedtillJosephcamehome。

He，poorman，wasperfectlyaghastatthespectacleofCatherineseatedonthesamebenchwithHaretonEarnshaw，leaningherhandonhisshoulder；

andconfoundedathisfavourite\'senduranceofherproximity:itaffectedhimtoodeeplytoallowanobservationonthesubjectthatnight。Hisemotionwasonlyrevealedbytheimmensesighshedrew，ashesolemnlyspreadhislargeBibleonthetable，andoverlaiditwithdirtybank-notesfromhispocket-book，theproduceoftheday\'stransactions。Atlength，hesummonedHaretonfromhisseat。

`Tak\'theseintuht\'maister，lad，\'hesaid，`un\'bidethar。

Aw\'sganguptuhmyawnrahm。Thishoile\'snorthermensfulnorseemlyfurus:wemunsideahtandseearchanother。\'

`Come，Catherine，\'Isaid，`wemust"sideout"too；I\'vedonemyironing，areyoureadytogo？\'

`Itisnoteighto\'clock!\'sheanswered，risingunwillingly。`Hareton，I\'llleavethisbookuponthechimney-piece，andI\'llbringsomemoretomorrow。\'

`Onybooksutyahleave，Awsualltak\'intuhth\'hahse，\'saidJoseph，`unit\'llbemitchifyahfindemagean；soa，yahmuhplaseyourseln!\'

Cathythreatenedthathislibraryshouldpayforhers；and，smilingasshepassedHareton，wentsingingupstairs:lighterofheart，Iventuretosay，thanevershehadbeenunderthatroofbefore；except，perhaps，duringherearliestvisitstoLinton。

Theintimacythuscommenced，grewrapidly；thoughitencounteredtemporaryinterruptions。Earnshawwasnottobecivilizedwithawish，andmyyoungladywasnophilosopher，andnoparagonofpatience；butboththeirmindstendingtothesamepoint——onelovinganddesiringtoesteem，andtheotherlovinganddesiringtobeesteemed——theycontrivedintheendtoreachit。

Yousee，MrLockwood，itwaseasyenoughtowinMrsHeathcliff\'sheart。Butnow，I\'mgladyoudidnottry。Thecrownofallmywisheswillbetheunionofthosetwo。Ishallenvynooneontheirweddingday:therewon\'tbeahappierwomanthanmyselfinEngland!

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WutheringHeights[PreviousChapter][TableofContents]Chapter33OnthemorrowofthatMonday，Earnshawbeingstillunabletofollowhisordinaryemployments，andthereforeremainingaboutthehouse，Ispeedilyfounditwouldbeimpracticabletoretainmychargebesideme，asheretofore。

Shegotdownstairsbeforeme，andoutintothegarden，whereshehadseenhercousinperformingsomeeasywork；andwhenIwenttobidthemcometobreakfast，Isawshehadpersuadedhimtoclearalargespaceofgroundfromcurrantandgooseberrybushes，andtheywerebusyplanningtogetheranimportationofplantsfromtheGrange。

Iwasterrifiedatthedevastationwhichhadbeenaccomplishedinabriefhalf-hour；theblack-curranttreesweretheappleofJoseph\'seye，andshehadjustfixedherchoiceofaflowerbedinthemidstofthem。

`There!Thatwillbeallshowntothemaster，\'Iexclaimed，`theminuteitisdiscovered。Andwhatexcusehaveyoutoofferfortakingsuchlibertieswiththegarden？`Weshallhaveafineexplosionontheheadofit:seeifwedon\'t!MrHareton，Iwonderyoushouldhavenomorewit，thantogoandmakethatmessatherbidding!\'

`I\'dforgottentheywereJoseph\'s，\'answeredEarnshaw，ratherpuzzled；`butI\'lltellhimIdidit。\'

`WealwaysateourmealswithMrHeathcliff。Iheldthemistress\'spostinmakingteaandcarving；soIwasindispensableattable。Catherineusuallysatbyme，buttodayshestolenearertoHareton；andIpresentlysawshewouldhavenomorediscretioninherfriendshipthanshehadinherhostility。

`Now，mindyoudon\'ttalkwithandnoticeyourcousintoomuch，\'

weremywhisperedinstructionsasweenteredtheroom。`ItwillcertainlyannoyMrHeathcliff，andhe\'llbemadatyouboth。\'

`I\'mnotgoingto，\'sheanswered。

Theminuteafter，shehadsidledtohim，andwasstickingprimrosesinhisplateofporridge。

Hedarednotspeaktoherthere:hedaredhardlylook；andyetshewentonteasing，tillhewastwiceonthepointofbeingprovokedtolaugh；andIfrowned，andthensheglancedtowardsthemaster:whosemindwasoccupiedonothersubjectsthanhiscompany，ashiscountenanceevinced；

andshegrewseriousforaninstant，scrutinizinghimwithdeepgravity。

Afterwardssheturned，andrecommencedhernonsense；atlast，Haretonutteredasmotheredlaugh。MrHeathcliffstarted；hiseyerapidlysurveyedourfaces。Catherinemetitwithheraccustomedlookofnervousnessandyetdefiance，whichheabhorred。

`Itiswellyouareoutofmyreach，\'heexclaimed。"Whatfiendpossessesyoutostarebackatme，continually，withthoseinfernaleyes？

Downwiththem!anddon\'tremindmeofyourexistenceagain。IthoughtIhadcuredyouoflaughing。\'

`Itwasme，\'mutteredHareton。"Whatdoyousay？\'demandedthemaster。

Haretonlookedathisplate，anddidnotrepeattheconfession。

MrHeathclifflookedathimabit，andthensilentlyresumedhisbreakfastandhisinterruptedmusing。`Wehadnearlyfinished，andthetwoyoungpeopleprudentlyshiftedwiderasunder，soIanticipatednofurtherdisturbanceduringthatsitting:whenJosephappearedatthedoor，revealingbyhisquiveringlipandfuriouseyes，thattheoutragecommittedonhispreciousshrubswasdetected。HemusthaveseenCathyandhercousinaboutthespotbeforeheexaminedit，forwhilehisjawsworkedlikethoseofacowchewingitscud，andrenderedhisspeechdifficulttounderstand，hebegan:

`Awmunhevmywage，andAwmungoa!Awbedaimedtuhdee，wheareAw\'dsarvedfursixtyyear；`unAwthowtAw\'dlugmybooksupintuht\'garret，un\'allmybitsuhstuff，un\'theysudhevt\'kitchentuhtheirseln；

furt\'sakeuhquietness。Itwurhardtuhgieupmyawnhearthstun，budAwthowtAwcoulddothat!Bud，nah，shoo\'staanmygardenfroughme，un\'byth\'heart，maister，Awcannotstandit!Yahmuhbendtuhth\'

yoak，anyewillAwnoanusedto`t，andanow\'dmandosen\'tsooingetusedtuhnewbarthens。Aw\'draytherarnmybitean\'mysupwi\'ahammerinth\'road!\'

`Now，now，idiot!\'interruptedHeathcliff，`cutitshort!`What\'syourgrievance？I\'llinterfereinnoquarrelsbetweenyouandNelly。Shemaythrustyouintothecoal-holeforanythingIcare。\'

`It\'snoanNelly!\'answeredJoseph。`Awsudn\'tshiftfurNellie——nastyillnowtasshoois。ThankGod!shoocannotstalet\'sowlo\'nob\'dy!

Shoowerniversoahandsome，budwhetabodymudlookather`bahtwinking。

It\'syonflaysome，gracelessquean，utswitchedahrlad，wi\'herboldeenun\'herforrardways——till——Nay!itfairbrustsmyheart!He\'sforgettenallEedoneforhim，un\'madeonhim，un\'goanun\'rivenupawholerowutt\'grandestcurranttrees，i\'t\'garden!\'Andherehelamentedoutright；

unmannedbyasenseofhisbitterinjuries，andEarnshaw\'singratitudeanddangerouscondition。

`Isthefooldrunk？\'askedMrHeathcliff。`Hareton，isityouhe\'sfindingfaultwith？\'

`I\'vepulleduptwoorthreebushes，\'repliedtheyoungman；`butI\'mgoingtoset`emagain。\'

`Andwhyhaveyoupulledthemup？\'saidthemaster。Catherineunwiselyputinhertongue。

"Wewantedtoplantsomeflowersthere，\'shecried。`I\'mtheonlypersontoblame，forIwishedhimtodoit。\'

`Andwhothedevilgaveyouleavetotouchastickabouttheplace？\'demandedherfather-in-law，muchsurprised。`Andwhoorderedyoutoobeyher？\'headded，turningtoHareton。

Thelatterwasspeechless；hiscousinreplied:

`Youshouldn\'tgrudgeafewyardsofearthformetoornament，whenyouhavetakenallmyland!\'

`Yourland，insolentslut!Youneverhadany，\'saidHeathcliff。

`Andmymoney，\'shecontinued；returninghisangryglare，andmeantimebitingapieceofcrust，theremnantofherbreakfast。

`Silence!\'heexclaimed。`Getdone，andbegone!\'

`AndHareton\'sland，andhismoney，\'pursuedtherecklessthing。

`HaretonandIarefriendsnow；andIshalltellhimallaboutyou!\'

Themasterseemedconfoundedamoment:hegrewpale，androseup，eyeingherallthewhile，withanexpressionofmortalhate。

`Ifyoustrikeme，Haretonwillstrikeyou，\'shesaid；`soyoumayaswellsitdown。\'

`IfHaretondoesnotturnyououtoftheroom，I\'llstrikehimtohell，\'thunderedHeathcliff。`Damnablewitch!dareyoupretendtorousehimagainstme？Offwithher!Doyouhear？Flingherintothekitchen!