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Chapter 27

           Hedidn’tcastaglancetowardsmycompanions,thoughtheyweresufficientlynearforLinton’ssobstobeaudible;buthailingmeinthealmostheartytoneheassumedtononebesides,andthesincerityofwhichIcouldn’tavoiddoubting,hesaid:

           "Itissomethingtoseeyousoneartomyhouse,Nelly.HowareyouattheGrange?Letushear.Therumourgoes,"headdedinalowertone,"thatEdgarLintonisonhisdeathbed:perhapstheyexaggeratehisillness!"

           "No;mymasterisdying,"Ireplied:"Itistrueenough.Asadthingitwillbeforusall,butablessingforhim!"

           "Howlongwillhelast,doyouthink?"heasked.

           "Idon’tknow,"Isaid.

           "Because,"hecontinued,lookingatthetwoyoungpeople,whowerefixedunderhiseyeLintonappearedasifhecouldnotventuretostirorraisehishead,andCatherinecouldnotmove,onhisaccount"becausethatladyonderseemsdeterminedtobeatme;andI’dthankhisuncletobequick,andgobeforehim.Hallo!hasthewhelpbeenplayingthatgamelong?Ididgivehimsomelessonsaboutsnivelling.IsheprettylivelywithMissLintongenerally?"

           "Lively?nohehasshownthegreatestdistress,"Ianswered."Toseehim,Ishouldsay,thatinsteadoframblingwithhissweetheartonthehills,heoughttobeinbed,underthehandsofadoctor."

           "Heshallbeinadayortwo,"mutteredHeathcliff."Butfirstgetup,Linton!Getup!"heshouted.

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