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Chapter 18
AndfromwhatIheard,Josephcontributedmuchtohisdeterioration,byanarrow-mindedpartialitywhichpromptedhimtoflatterandpethim,asaboy,becausehewastheheadoftheoldfamily.AndashehadbeeninthehabitofaccusingCatherineEarnshawandHeathcliff,whenchildren,ofputtingthemasterpasthispatience,andcompellinghimtoseeksolaceindrinkbywhathetermedtheir"offalldways,"soatpresenthelaidthewholeburdenofHareton’sfaultsontheshouldersoftheusurperofhisproperty.Iftheladswore,hewouldn’tcorrecthim;norhoweverculpablyhebehaved.ItgaveJosephsatisfaction,apparently,towatchhimgotheworstlengths:heallowedthattheladwasruined:thathissoulwasabandonedtoperdition;butthen,hereflectedthatHeathcliffmustanswerforit.Hareton’sbloodwouldberequiredathishands;andtherelayimmenseconsolationinthatthought.Josephhadinstilledintohimaprideofname,andofhislineage;hewould,hadhedared,havefosteredhatebetweenhimandthepresentowneroftheHeights:buthisdreadofthatowneramountedtosuperstition;andheconfinedhisfeelingsregardinghimtomutteredinnuendoesandprivatecomminations.Idon’tpretendtobeintimatelyacquaintedwiththemodeoflivingcustomaryinthosedaysatWutheringHeights:Ionlyspeakfromhearsay;forIsawlittle.ThevillagersaffirmedMr.
