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Chapter 17
Heremarkedthatitwasnotofanymoment,onlyshemustbewareofcomingtoherbrother:sheshouldnotbewithhim,ifhehadtokeepherhimself.ThoughIwouldgivenoinformation,hediscovered,throughsomeoftheotherservants,bothherplaceofresidenceandtheexistenceofthechild.Stillhedidn’tmolesther:forwhichforbearanceshemightthankhisaversion,Isuppose.Heoftenaskedabouttheinfant,whenhesawme;andonhearingitsname,smiledgrimly,andobserved:
"Theywishmetohateittoo,dothey?"
"Idon’tthinktheywishyoutoknowanythingaboutit,"Ianswered.
"ButI’llhaveit,"hesaid,"whenIwantit.Theymayreckononthat!"
Fortunately,itsmotherdiedbeforethetimearrived;somethirteenyearsafterthedeceaseofCatherine,whenLintonwastwelve,oralittlemore.
OnthedaysucceedingIsabella’sunexpectedvisit,Ihadnoopportunityofspeakingtomymaster:heshunnedconversation,andwasfitfordiscussingnothing.WhenIcouldgethimtolisten,Isawitpleasedhimthathissisterhadleftherhusband;whomheabhorredwithanintensitywhichthemildnessofhisnaturewouldscarcelyseemtoallow.Sodeepandsensitivewashisaversion,thatherefrainedfromgoinganywherewherehewaslikelytoseeorhearofHeathcliff.
