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Chapter 21
Oh!it’skilling!abreathofnightair!Andhemusthaveafireinthemiddleofsummer;andJoseph’sbaccapipeispoison;andhemustalwayshavesweetsanddainties,andalwaysmilk,milkforever—heedingnaughthowtherestofusarepinchedinwinter;andtherehe’llsit,wrappedinhisfurredcloakinhischairbythefire,withsometoastandwaterorothersloponthehobtosipat;andifHareton,forpity,comestoamusehim—Haretonisnotbad-natured,thoughhe’srough—they’resuretopart,oneswearingandtheothercrying.IbelievethemasterwouldrelishEarnshaw’sthrashinghimtoamummy,ifhewerenothisson;andI’mcertainhewouldbefittoturnhimoutofdoors,ifheknewhalfthenursinghegiveshisseln.Butthen,hewon’tgointodangeroftemptation:heneverenterstheparlour,andshouldLintonshowthosewaysinthehousewhereheis,hesendshimupstairsdirectly."
Idivined,fromthisaccount,thatutterlackofsympathyhadrenderedyoungHeathcliffselfishanddisagreeable,ifhewerenotsooriginally;andmyinterestinhim,consequently,decayed:thoughstillIwasmovedwithasenseofgriefathislot,andawishthathehadbeenleftwithus.Mr.Edgarencouragedmetogaininformation:hethoughtagreatdealabouthim,Ifancy,andwouldhaverunsomerisktoseehim;andhetoldmeoncetoaskthehousekeeperwhetherheevercameintothevillage?Shesaidhehadonlybeentwice,onhorseback,accompanyinghisfather,andbothtimeshepretendedtobequiteknockedupforthreeorfourdaysafterwards.