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situation so completely removed from the stir of society.  A perfect
Joseph was an elderly, nay, an old man: very old, perhaps, though hale
among these hills, if you go at the right time after dinner.  But Mr.
feeling--to manifestations of mutual kindliness.  He'll love and hate
phlegm: I don't think they moved one second faster than usual, though
inhabitant of the kitchen made more despatch: a lusty dame, with
dogs, I am willing to own, hardly know how to receive them.  Your health,
found him very intelligent on the topics we touched; and before I went
home, I was encouraged so far as to volunteer another visit to-morrow.  He
'A strange choice of favourites!' she observed scornfully.
apparently scarcely past girlhood: an admirable form, and the most
familiar with these moors often miss their road on such evenings; and I
'Oh, indeed!  Well, then, I must trust to my own sagacity.'
'Get it ready, will you?' was the answer, uttered so savagely that I
I knew, through experience, that I was tolerably attractive.
rather more rational than myself, and more benevolent than my
spelling over Catherine Earnshaw--Heathcliff--Linton, till my eyes
hated a good book.  Heathcliff kicked his to the same place.  Then there
I began to nod drowsily over the dim page: my eye wandered from
one, and boastfully flourishing a heavy-headed cudgel, which I understood
been about to depart--Seventy times seven times have you preposterously
'_Thou art the Man_!' cried Jabez, after a solemn pause, leaning over his
his sanctum was evidently esteemed a piece of impudence too shameful for
interrupted dispute.  Each had enough decorum to suspend further
garden, and offered to accompany me across the moor.  It was well he did,
I perished last night; and they were wondering how they must set about
kitten: almost too much so to enjoy the cheerful fire and smoking coffee
over her ruddy countenance, she ejaculated--'Ah, times are greatly
year it increases.  Yes, yes, he's rich enough to live in a finer house
porridge with them--and he said, speaking to his son, 'Now, my bonny man,
me; for he had a kind heart, though he was rather severe sometimes.  He
only stared round, and repeated over and over again some gibberish that
a sound blow from her father, to teach her cleaner manners. They
young master had learned to regard his father as an oppressor rather than
often what my master saw to admire so much in the sullen boy; who never,
to speak and all the house would be obliged to bend to his wishes.  As an
pious discoursing, he contrived to make a great impression on Mr.
about ruling his children rigidly.  He encouraged him to regard Hindley
before; and she put all of us past our patience fifty times and oftener
make it up at night.  'Nay, Cathy,' the old man would say, 'I cannot love
could be thinking of to roar in that way over a saint in heaven.  He told
we were all there safe together.
went on: she ran into her chamber, and made me come with her, though I
again: at least the minute they had contrived some naughty plan of
revenge; and many a time I've cried to myself to watch them growing more
not,' I responded. 'They are good children, no doubt, and don't deserve
making a clutch at me, "who looks an out-and-outer! Very like the
wit to recognise her.  They see us at church, you know, though we seldom
suppose: she was a young lady, and they made a distinction between her
'There will more come of this business than you reckon on,' I answered,
time her ankle was thoroughly cured, and her manners much improved.  The
breathless, there 'lighted from a handsome black pony a very dignified
and a long cloth habit, which she was obliged to hold up with both hands
joyfully when the dogs came bounding up to welcome her, she dared hardly
oven, and making the house and kitchen cheerful with great fires,
comes in.  You must go up and offer to kiss her, and say--you know best
'A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad,' I continued, 'if
and sulking--tell me whether you don't think yourself rather handsome?
a rumbling sound moving up the road and entering the court.  He ran to
mane over his eyes!'
The little party recovered its equanimity at sight of the fragrant feast.
They go the rounds of all the respectable houses, and receive
contributions every Christmas, and we esteemed it a first-rate treat to
still another half-hour.  You've done just right to tell the story
acquire over people in towns the value that a spider in a dungeon does
'I certainly esteem myself a steady, reasonable kind of body,' she said;
On the morning of a fine June day my first bonny little nursling, and the
came running an hour too soon across the meadow and up the lane, calling
herself, hurried eagerly home to admire, on my part; though I was very
'Nearly ready to run about, Nell!' he replied, putting on a cheerful
though.  She had a wondrous constancy to old attachments: even Heathcliff
hair curled slightly on the temples; the eyes were large and serious; the
any love for books or learning.  His childhood's sense of superiority,
country for a beautiful fertile valley; and his voice and greeting were
'Catherine, love!  Catherine!' interposed Linton, greatly shocked at the
rabid drunk, ready to pull the whole place about our ears (his ordinary
enough without them.  Hush, child, hush!  Well then, it is my darling!
the intensest anguish at having made himself the instrument of thwarting
and lifting her winsome eyes to my face with that sort of look which
that, he must either be hopelessly stupid or a venturesome fool.'
love Mr. Edgar?'
'Worst of all.  And now, say how you love him?'
everything he touches, and every word he says.  I love all his looks, and
'I'm very far from jesting, Miss Catherine,' I replied.  'You love Mr.
loves you.  The last, however, goes for nothing: you would love him
one; and you love Edgar, and Edgar loves you.  All seems smooth and easy:
him, I daresay, when he was just such another as that chubby thing:
I was superstitious about dreams then, and am still; and Catherine had an
Ere this speech ended I became sensible of Heathcliff's presence.  Having
while you get the supper, and when it is ready ask me to sup with you.  I
my true feelings towards him.  Nelly, I see now you think me a selfish
turn to a mighty stranger: I should not seem a part of it.--My love for
Linton is like the foliage in the woods: time will change it, I'm well
aware, as winter changes the trees.  My love for Heathcliff resembles the
to go into his presence when he had been some time alone.
taking leisure to consider why she was so flurried, or how her talk would
speak to us in the hay-loft.  I'll engage he's lurking there.  See if I
About midnight, while we still sat up, the storm came rattling over the
He replied audibly enough, in a fashion which made my companion
'She's ill,' said Hindley, taking her wrist; 'I suppose that's the reason
yah, maister, I'd just slam t' boards i' their faces all on 'em, gentle
good turn a short time since that will make my conscience tender of
breaking his neck.  To prevent it, I shall send him about his business
Though I cannot say I made a gentle nurse, and Joseph and the master were
doubt he has completely forgotten all about Ellen Dean, and that he was
Mr. Heathcliff has just honoured me with a call.  About seven days ago he
altogether guiltless in this illness of mine; and that I had a great mind
enough to sit at my bedside a good hour, and talk on some other subject
agreeable disappointment, she behaved infinitely better than I dared to
sister she showed plenty of affection.  They were both very attentive to
It ended.  Well, we _must_ be for ourselves in the long run; the mild and
generous are only more justly selfish than the domineering; and it ended
the chief consideration in the other's thoughts.  On a mellow evening in
manner of pronouncing my name which made it sound familiar.  I turned
He looked vexed, and suggested the kitchen as a more suitable place for
athletic, well-formed man; beside whom my master seemed quite slender and
youth-like.  His upright carriage suggested the idea of his having been
gratified when anything occurs to please her.'
accommodation; and though I humour both, I think a smart chastisement
I advised her to value him the more for his affection.
right hand of fellowship to his enemies all around!'
doubtless my brother's covetousness will prompt him to accept the terms:
he gradually established his right to be expected.  He retained a great
patience.  We excused her, to a certain extent, on the plea of
'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!'
her.  She is better acquainted with his heart than I, or any one besides;
my master was obliged to attend; and Mr. Heathcliff, aware of his
evince satisfaction at my pleasant news?  Isabella swears that the love
on its grey head, reminding me of summer; and I cannot say why, but all
idea on observing an elf-locked, brown-eyed boy setting his ruddy
laid his hand on her arm.  She averted her face: he apparently put some
levelled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own
only partly responsible for that; and Catherine wishing to keep up your
master.  He tried to wrest the key from Catherine's grasp, and for safety
humiliation overcame him completely.  He leant on the back of a chair,
him some time; so, as you value his existence, let me get at him!'
flying over her shoulders, her eyes flashing, the muscles of her neck
about as they pleased for me; and though it was a tiresomely slow
heart--or to recover, and leave the country.  Are you speaking the truth
about him now?  Take care.  Is he actually so utterly indifferent for my
food with a relish this evening, and to-morrow you will perceive its good
then raising herself up all burning, desired that I would open the
just made, and ranging them on the sheet according to their different
thousand--it's a lapwing's.  Bonny bird; wheeling over our heads in the
Her fingers clutched the clothes, and gathered them over her eyes.  I
bed at home; and my heart ached with some great grief which, just
walking very uncertainly, threw it back, and bent out, careless of the
clearly for keeping me ignorant of this!'  And he took his wife in his
dream; knowing those about her, but having her mind filled with all sorts
of honour to be prepared on their first meeting after that: when it was
perfect and constant tranquillity.  To me, he signified the threatening
went to bed; and the servants were all up long before the usual hour,
moving through the house with stealthy tread, and exchanging whispers as
shake hands, and--yes--I must kiss him.  It is right to establish a good
Love for my life urged a compliance; I stepped over the threshold to wait
after staring and muttering to himself, screwed up his nose and
man, without neckerchief, and otherwise extremely slovenly; his features
'What's your business here?' he demanded, grimly.  'Who are you?'
killing him.  You fight against that devil for love as long as you may;
powerful I should be possessing such an instrument!  I took it from his
wollsome,' and wondering how I could fashion to be so conceited.
pleasant inmates; and I think the concentrated essence of all the madness
the superior quality of its furniture, I conjectured to be the best one.
shew yer sperrit lang.  Will Hathecliff bide sich bonny ways, think ye? I
deep and sweet, though over far too soon.  Mr. Heathcliff awoke me; he
had just come in, and demanded, in his loving manner, what I was doing
keeping it up.'
being, he couldn't love as much in eighty years as I could in a day.  And
treat her kindly.  Whatever be your notion of Mr. Edgar, you cannot doubt
devotion.  I can hardly regard her in the light of a rational creature,
brach to dream that I could love her?  Tell your master, Nelly, that I
'Take care, Ellen!' answered Isabella, her eyes sparkling irefully; there
wouldn't it be better to prevent my coming in contact with them, or their
Dree, and dreary!  I reflected as the good woman descended to receive the
Catherine Heathcliff's brilliant eyes.  I should be in a curious taking
whole, a very fair narrator, and I don't think I could improve her style.
wore it simply combed in its natural tresses over her temples and neck.
Heathcliff.  I shall love mine yet; and take him with me: he's in my
better and more fortunate than I; in full health and strength: you are
to live?  What kind of living will it be when you--oh, God! would _you_
'She's fainted, or dead,' I thought: 'so much the better.  Far better
ascertaining that what I stated was apparently true, delivered the house
boundless in its duration, and love in its sympathy, and joy in its
in a love like Mr. Linton's, when he so regretted Catherine's blessed
due warning and leave our evil ways to follow good!'
'Did she die like a saint?  Come, give me a true history of the event.
Mrs. Linton's funeral was appointed to take place on the Friday following
drapery about the corpse's face, and for observing on the floor a curl of
husband, the mourners were wholly composed of tenants and servants.
ready, and a maid set to pack up some necessary attire, did I obtain her
see me grow fat and merry--could bear to think that we were tranquil, and
its existence somehow.  Catherine had an awfully perverted taste to
esteem him so dearly, knowing him so well.  Monster! would that he could
and if ever I come into his hands again he is welcome to a signal
Heathcliff is in, I'm often obliged to seek the kitchen and their
exactly find that; but he discovered enough to encourage him to speak.
'"Treachery and violence are a just return for treachery and violence!"
quitting its windings, shot direct across the moor, rolling over banks,
which the mildness of his nature would scarcely seem to allow.  So deep
before other wanderers were abroad.  But he was too good to be thoroughly
recalled her memory with ardent, tender love, and hopeful aspiring to the
well as I can, all these things: at least, you'll think you will, and
This hint was enough to bind our hands.  I repeated its substance on my
own way, before the heath blossomed a second time over Mrs. Linton's
her: for she could be soft and mild as a dove, and she had a gentle voice
intellect made her an apt scholar: she learned rapidly and eagerly, and
'Because they are a great deal higher up than we are,' replied I; 'you
got together good store of dainties, and slung them in a basket on one
'Nay,' said the servant, 'don't be hard on the bonny lass, Mrs. Dean.  We
occupations of working on the farm and lounging among the moors after
mind owning better qualities than his father ever possessed.  Good things
descended, nearly as eager as herself; and a considerable interval
'Come, come, there's a good child,' I whispered, leading him in.  'You'll
I perceived he was bent on refusing my mediation, so very reluctantly I
him to remain under my guardianship; and, at present, his health is very
time with his father, Mr. Heathcliff, who wished to see him so much, he
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.'
often talked of uncle, and I learnt to love him long ago.  How am I to
love papa?  I don't know him.'
'Oh, all children love their parents,' I said.  'Your mother, perhaps,
Let us make haste.  An early ride on such a beautiful morning is much
'Is Wuthering Heights as pleasant a place as Thrushcross Grange?' he
but you can see the country beautifully all round; and the air is
next best in the neighbourhood.  And you will have such nice rambles on
and ten years seem very different in length to a grown-up person compared
plainly meant his underlings to hold him in honour.
enough for him's gooid enough for ye, I's rayther think!'
but time was more potent; and though still at intervals she inquired of
paying business visits to Gimmerton, I used to ask how the young master
and my interest in him, consequently, decayed: though still I was moved
Time wore on at the Grange in its former pleasant way till Miss Cathy
its bloom as a wild rose, and her eyes radiant with cloudless pleasure.
'You suppose papa is highly esteemed and respected, then?' he said,
You'll get home earlier for the ease; and you shall receive a kind
good.  And there she'll see Linton, and all will be told as soon as ever
'I want her to see Linton,' he answered; 'he's looking better these few
'My design is as honest as possible.  I'll inform you of its whole
exactly make up her mind what to think of him; but now he smiled when he
cousin, that you used to tease us so with wishing to see?'
figure was both plump and slender, elastic as steel, and her whole aspect
sparkling with health and spirits.  Linton's looks and movements were
very languid, and his form extremely slight; but there was a grace in his
the lad had he been some one else.  But I think he's safe from _her_
briskly.  We calculate it will scarcely last till it is eighteen.  Oh,
evidently eager to be active.
syllable all the time!  Nelly, you recollect me at his age--nay, some
think Hindley would be proud of his son, if he could see him? almost as
of. And the best of it is, Hareton is damnably fond of me! You'll own
Linton lived a long way from here.  I'm really extremely angry; only I'm
connection with the household of the Heights, and Catherine liked good
rising to her feet.  'And just send those books I promised to lend him?
'No, indeed! no, indeed!' replied I with decision.  'Then he would write
acquaintance must be dropped entirely: so papa expects, and I shall see
passed on, and Cathy recovered her temper; though she grew wondrous fond
Cathy I don't know; but they appeared very worthless trash to me.  After
some unripped fringes of the window-curtain, keeping my eye steadily
your leisure hours, to be sure: why, it's good enough to be printed!  And
once think of loving him till--'
'_Loving_!' cried I, as scornfully as I could utter the word.  '_Loving_!
Did anybody ever hear the like!  I might just as well talk of loving the
miller who comes once a year to buy our corn.  Pretty loving, indeed! and
to laugh as scold--for I esteemed it all girlish vanity--I at length
promise faithfully neither to send nor receive a letter again, nor a book
'Catherine, why are you crying, love?' I asked, approaching and putting
lady, lightening into sunshine again, climbed up and seated herself on
inside.  'Pray ride on!  How can you deliberately get up such paltry
place, and Linton in yours; then think how you would value your careless
time next week; and I think your master himself would scarcely object to
kindness, as well as love; and a kind word from you would be his best
'Despise you?  No!  Next to papa and Ellen, I love you better than
cheerfully.  'But papa says you would love me better than him and all the
'_My_ papa scorns yours!' cried Linton.  'He calls him a sneaking fool.'
you can sing; or you may say a nice long interesting ballad--one of those
I bid her please herself in the choice of what she perused.  She selected
sick, keeping up so long, Ellen.'
reappeared presently, leading Miss's pony; and there she was, just
their housekeeper) made us a clean room and a good fire, and told us
dreamily about among the bloom, and the larks singing high up overhead,
wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and
chair.  That night, though, he easily recovered his good humour: he was
beautiful moonlight after tea; and, as I rode on, the gloom cleared.  I
and said she was a bonny beast, and appeared as if he wanted me to speak
directly.  Linton sat in the great arm-chair half asleep; walking up to
much happier than I am, you ought to be better.  Papa talks enough of my
than as happy and as healthy.  And believe that your kindness has made me
love you deeper than if I deserved your love: and though I couldn't, and
'Stop, my good friend!' I cried.  'It may be very possible that _I_
should love her; but would she love me?  I doubt it too much to venture
could just distinguish the two fir-trees in the yard, and the
again to Linton, expressing his great desire to see him; and, had the
like me, how can I be cheerful and well?'
together about once a week, under my guardianship, and on the moors
mentioned riding and walking on the moors, and seemed so earnest in
he needed its support, while his large blue eyes wandered timidly over
consolation, and ready to regard the good-humoured mirth of others as an
you about me, don't lead him to suppose that I've been extremely silent
'You think _he is_ better in health, then?' I said.
'Yes,' she answered; 'because he always made such a great deal of his
And so we left him, scarcely conscious of our departure, so absorbed was
would make us better judges.  My master requested an account of our
gently touching on the rest: I also threw little light on his inquiries,
just like the landscape--shadows and sunshine flitting over it in rapid
very little while, I had better hold the pony and remain on horseback;
that for the second time you have brought me here on purpose, apparently
perceiving us all confounded, rose, and expeditiously made the tea
that beautiful young lady, that healthy, hearty girl, will tie herself to
puling tricks: and--don't look so silly, now!  I've a very good mind to
You're in no danger; but if you hinder me--Linton, I love papa better
bed!  Zillah won't be here to-night; you must undress yourself.  Hush!
courage is well disguised: you seem damnably afraid!'
his last he recommended my jewel to be careful of his; and kind to her
'You're right there!' I said; 'explain your son's character.  Show his
carry a message from me, that her young lady will follow in time to
'No, no; sit you down, my good mistress,' she replied; 'you're right
some one to give information of Catherine.  The place was filled with
hers!  It's mine: papa says everything she has is mine.  All her nice
comprehending why I counselled her to utter the falsehood, she assured me
but I insisted on her coming away and taking some repose.  It was well I
We had just agreed the best destiny which could await Catherine would be
saying a word.  The sound of our informant's voice directed him to the
reason I love him.  Mr. Heathcliff _you_ have _nobody_ to love you; and,
transformation on raising the lid--but I'm better pleased that it should
with my hands; the wood commenced cracking about the screws; I was on the
substantial body in the dark, though it cannot be discerned, so certainly
into the kitchen all wildered like, and looked as if she would fain beg
taken up with staring at Catherine than thinking of Linton.  But the
with all his bashfulness, isn't a model of nice behaviour.  I let him
always used to see the Sabbath respected; so he had as good leave his
child to a candle, at last he proceeded from staring to touching; he put
"He'd take it very kind--he'd be much obliged."
'"Mr. Hareton, and the whole set of you, will be good enough to
fellow is as handsome a rustic as need be seen.  I took particular notice
of him this time; but then he does his best apparently to make the least
aware that I am an acquaintance of yours? so intimate that I think it
'Yes, very well,' I replied, hesitatingly.
was extremely funny.  I heard you; and I heard you turning over the
He bent his eyes to the ground, and walked moodily in.  There was a
cannot appreciate a better class of people when she meets them.
up an attachment, as her good nurse desired, and migrated together into
and the mild glory of a rising moon in front--one fading, and the other
kiss me, for minding so well.'
staring at its smiting beauty.
'Mr. Hareton will ask the master to send you up-stairs, if you don't
improving himself: she had done it effectually.  But her ingenuity was at
I perceived two such radiant countenances bent over the page of the
The intimacy thus commenced grew rapidly; though it encountered temporary
minds tending to the same point--one loving and desiring to esteem, and
the other loving and desiring to be esteemed--they contrived in the end
forgotten all I've done for him, and made on him, and goan and riven up a
flashed; he seemed ready to tear Catherine in pieces, and I was just
passion, or I shall really murder you some time!  Go with Mrs. Dean, and
where he can get it!  Your love will make him an outcast and a beggar.
and revealed their faces animated with the eager interest of children;
precise time to revenge myself on their representatives: I could do it;
had been labouring the whole time only to exhibit a fine trait of
objects which retain a distinct material appearance to me; and that
for some otherwise unaccountable phases of humour which I show.  O God!
'Where should good news come from to me?' he said.  'I'm animated with
eyes on it: hardly three feet to sever me!  And now you'd better go!
was filled with the damp, mild air of the cloudy evening; and so still,
through his whole course; and what absurd nonsense it was to yield to
be all right to-day.'  I prepared breakfast for the household, as was my
straight into the apartment; but I desired to divert him from his
glass to see how you require both. Your cheeks are hollow, and your eyes
I declined; telling him plainly that his strange talk and manner
its tenant sleeps as soundly.  But the country folks, if you ask them,
company.  They will live in the kitchen, and the rest will be shut up.'