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Chapter 2

           Thecanisterswerealmostoutofherreach;Imadeamotiontoaidher;sheturneduponmeasamisermightturnifanyoneattemptedtoassisthimincountinghisgold.

           "Idon’twantyourhelp,"shesnapped;"Icangetthemformyself."

           "Ibegyourpardon!"Ihastenedtoreply.

           "Wereyouaskedtotea?"shedemanded,tyinganapronoverherneatblackfrock,andstandingwithaspoonfuloftheleafpoisedoverthepot.

           "Ishallbegladtohaveacup,"Ianswered.

           "Wereyouasked?"sherepeated.

           "No,"Isaid,halfsmiling."Youaretheproperpersontoaskme."

           Sheflungtheteaback,spoonandall,andresumedherchairinapet;herforeheadcorrugated,andherredunder-lippushedout,likeachild’sreadytocry.

           Meanwhile,theyoungmanhadslungontohispersonadecidedlyshabbyuppergarment,and,erectinghimselfbeforetheblaze,lookeddownonmefromthecornerofhiseyes,foralltheworldasifthereweresomemortalfeudunavengedbetweenus.Ibegantodoubtwhetherhewereaservantornot:hisdressandspeechwerebothrude,entirelydevoidofthesuperiorityobservableinMr.andMrs.Heathcliff;histhick,browncurlswereroughanduncultivated,hiswhiskersencroachedbearishlyoverhischeeks,andhishandswereembrownedlikethoseofacommonlabourer:stillhisbearingwasfree,almosthaughty,andheshowednoneofadomestic’sassiduityinattendingontheladyofthehouse.

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