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Chapter 17
Hehasjustcomehomeatdawn,andgoneupstairstohischamber;lockinghimselfin—asifanybodydreamtofcovetinghiscompany!Therehehascontinued,prayinglikeaMethodist:onlythedeityheimploredissenselessdustandashes;andGod,whenaddressed,wascuriouslyconfoundedwithhisownblackfather!Afterconcludingthepreciousorisons—andtheylastedgenerallytillhegrewhoarseandhisvoicewasstrangledinhisthroat—hewouldbeoffagain;alwaysstraightdowntotheGrange!IwonderEdgardidnotsendforaconstable,andgivehimintocustody!Forme,grievedasIwasaboutCatherine,itwasimpossibletoavoidregardingthisseasonofdeliverancefromdegradingoppressionasaholiday.
"IrecoveredspiritssufficienttohearJoseph’seternallectureswithoutweeping,andtomoveupanddownthehouselesswiththefootofafrightenedthiefthanformerly.Youwouldn’tthinkthatIshouldcryatanythingJosephcouldsay;butheandHaretonaredetestablecompanions.I’drathersitwithHindley,andhearhisawfultalk,thanwitht’littlemaisterandhisstaunchsupporter,thatodiousoldman!WhenHeathcliffisinI’moftenobligedtoseekthekitchenwiththeirsocietyorstarveamongthedampuninhabitedchambers;whenheisnot,aswasthecasethisweek,Iestablishatableandchairatonecornerofthehousefire,andnevermindhowMr.Earnshawmayoccupyhimself;andhedoesnotinterferewithmyarrangements.Heisquieternowthanheusedtobe,ifnooneprovokeshim:moresullenanddepressed,andlessfurious.
