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Chapter 9
Edgarmustshakeoffhisantipathy,andtoleratehim,atleast.Hewill,whenhelearnsmytruefeelingstowardshim.Nelly,Iseenow,youthinkmeaselfishwretch;butdiditneverstrikeyouthatifHeathcliffandImarried,weshouldbebeggars?whereas,ifImarryLinton,IcanaidHeathclifftorise,andplacehimoutofmybrother’spower."
"Withyourhusband’smoney,MissCatherine?"Iasked."You’llfindhimnotsopliableasyoucalculateupon:and,thoughI’mhardlyajudge,Ithinkthat’stheworstmotiveyou’vegivenyetforbeingthewifeofyoungLinton."
"Itisnot,"retortedshe;"itisthebest!Theotherswerethesatisfactionofmywhims:andforEdgar’ssake,too,tosatisfyhim.ThisisforthesakeofonewhocomprehendsinhispersonmyfeelingstoEdgarandmyself.Icannotexpressit;butsurelyyouandeverybodyhaveanotionthatthereisorshouldbeanexistenceofyoursbeyondyou.Whatweretheuseofmycreation,ifIwereentirelycontainedhere?MygreatmiseriesinthisworldhavebeenHeathcliff’smiseries,andIwatchedandfelteachfromthebeginning:mygreatthoughtinlivingishimself.Ifallelseperished,andheremained,Ishouldstillcontinuetobe;andifallelseremained,andhewereannihilated,theuniversewouldturntoamightystranger:Ishouldnotseemapartofit.MyloveforLintonislikethefoliageinthewoods:timewillchangeit,I’mwellaware,aswinterchangesthetrees.
