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Chapter 9
Onreturning,IwhisperedtoCatherinethathehadheardagoodpartofwhatshesaid,Iwassure;andtoldhowIsawhimquitthekitchenjustasshecomplainedofherbrother’sconductregardinghim.Shejumpedupinafinefright,flungHaretonontothesettle,andrantoseekforherfriendherself;nottakingleisuretoconsiderwhyshewassoflurried,orhowhertalkwouldhaveaffectedhim.ShewasabsentsuchawhilethatJosephproposedweshouldwaitnolonger.Hecunninglyconjecturedtheywerestayingawayinordertoavoidhearinghisprotractedblessing.Theywere"illeneughforonyfahlmanners,"heaffirmed.Andontheirbehalfheaddedthatnightaspecialprayertotheusualquarterofanhour’ssupplicationbeforemeat,andwouldhavetackedanothertotheendofthegrace,hadnothisyoungmistressbrokeninuponhimwithahurriedcommandthathemustrundowntheroad,andwhereverHeathcliffhadrambled,findandmakehimre-enterdirectly!
"Iwanttospeaktohim,andImust,beforeIgoupstairs,"shesaid."Andthegateisopen:heissomewhereoutofhearing;forhewouldnotreply,thoughIshoutedatthetopofthefoldasloudasIcould."
Josephobjectedatfirst;shewastoomuchinearnest,however,tosuffercontradiction;andatlastheplacedhishatonhishead,andwalkedgrumblingforth.Meantime,Catherinepacedupanddownthefloor,exclaiming:
"Iwonderwhereheis—Iwonderwherehecanbe?WhatdidIsay,Nelly?I’veforgotten.
