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Chapter 21

           "NaughtyEllen!"exclaimedCatherine,flyingtoattackmenextwithherlavishcaresses."WickedEllen!totrytohindermefromentering.ButI’lltakethiswalkeverymorninginfuture:mayI,uncle?andsometimesbringpapa.Won’tyoubegladtoseeus?"

           "Ofcourse!"repliedtheuncle,withahardlysuppressedgrimace,resultingfromhisdeepaversiontoboththeproposedvisitors."Butstay,"hecontinued,turningtowardstheyounglady."NowIthinkofit,I’dbettertellyou.Mr.Lintonhasaprejudiceagainstme:wequarrelledatonetimeofourlives,withunchristianferocity;and,ifyoumentioncomingheretohim,he’llputavetoonyourvisitsaltogether.Therefore,youmustnotmentionit,unlessyoubecarelessofseeingyourcousinhereafter:youmaycome,ifyouwill,butyoumustnotmentionit."

           "Whydidyouquarrel?"askedCatherine,considerablycrestfallen.

           "Hethoughtmetoopoortowedhissister,"answeredHeathcliff,"andwasgrievedthatIgother:hispridewashurt,andhe’llneverforgiveit."

           "That’swrong!"saidtheyounglady:"sometime,I’lltellhimso.ButLintonandIhavenoshareinyourquarrel.I’llnotcomehere,then;heshallcometotheGrange."

           "Itwillbetoofarforme,"murmuredhercousin:"towalkfourmileswouldkillme.No,comehere,MissCatherine,nowandthen:noteverymorning,butonceortwiceaweek."

           Thefatherlaunchedtowardshissonaglanceofbittercontempt.

           "Iamafraid,Nelly,Ishalllosemylabour,"hemutteredtome.

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