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Chapter 22
"Prayrideon!Howcanyoudeliberatelygetupsuchpaltryfalsehoods?MissCathy,I’llknockthelockoffwithastone:youwon’tbelievethatvilenonsense.Youcanfeelinyourself,itisimpossiblethatapersonshoulddieforloveofastranger."
"Iwasnotawaretherewereeavesdroppers,"mutteredthedetectedvillain."WorthyMrs.Dean,Ilikeyou,butIdon’tlikeyourdouble-dealing,"headdedaloud."Howcouldyouliesoglaringly,astoaffirmIhatedthe‘poorchild’?andinventbugbearstoriestoterrifyherfrommydoor-stones?CatherineLinton(theverynamewarmsme),mybonnielass,Ishallbefromhomeallthisweek;goandseeifIhavenotspokentruth:do,there’sadarling!justimagineyourfatherinmyplace,andLintoninyours;thenthinkhowyouwouldvalueyourcarelessloverifherefusedtostirasteptocomfortyou,whenyourfatherhimselfentreatedhim;anddon’t,frompurestupidity,fallintothesameerror.Iswear,onmysalvation,he’sgoingtohisgrave,andnonebutyoucansavehim!"
ThelockgavewayandIissuedout.
"IswearLintonisdying,"repeatedHeathcliff,lookinghardatme."Andgriefanddisappointmentarehasteninghisdeath.Nelly,ifyouwon’tlethergo,youcanwalkoveryourself.
