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Chapter 24

           ‘Prayletushearyouyouaregrownclever!’

           "Hespelt,anddrawledoverbysyllables,thename‘HaretonEarnshaw.

           "’Andthefigures?’Icriedencouragingly,perceivingthathecametoadeadhalt.

           "’Icannottellthemyet,"heanswered.

           "’Oh,youdunce!’Isaid,laughingheartilyathisfailure.

           "Thefoolstared,withagrinhoveringabouthislips,andascowlgatheringoverhiseyes,asifuncertainwhetherhemightnotjoininmymirth:whetheritwerenotpleasantfamiliarity,orwhatitreallywas,contempt.Isettledhisdoubts,bysuddenlyretrievingmygravityanddesiringhimtowalkaway,forIcametoseeLinton,nothim.HereddenedIsawthatbythemoonlightdroppedhishandfromthelatch,andskulkedoffapictureofmortifiedvanity.HeimaginedhimselftobeasaccomplishedasLinton,Isuppose,becausehecouldspellhisownname;andwasmarvellouslydiscomfitedthatIdidn’tthinkthesame."

           "Stop,MissCatherine,dear!"Iinterrupted."Ishallnotscold,butIdon’tlikeyourconductthere.IfyouhadrememberedthatHaretonwasyourcousinasmuchasMasterHeathcliff,youwouldhavefelthowimproperitwastobehaveinthatway.Atleast,itwaspraiseworthyambitionforhimtodesiretobeasaccomplishedasLinton;andprobablyhedidnotlearnmerelytoshowoff.youhadmadehimashamedofhisignorancebefore,Ihavenodoubt;andhewishedtoremedyitandpleaseyou.Tosneerathisimperfectattemptwasverybadbreeding.

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