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Chapter 3
ThedistancefromthegatetotheGrangeistwomiles:IbelieveImanagedtomakeitfour;whatwithlosingmyselfamongthetrees,andsinkinguptomyneckinsnow:apredicamentwhichonlythosewhohaveexperienceditcanappreciate.Atanyrate,whateverweremywanderings,theclockchimedtwelveasIenteredthehouse;andthatgaveexactlyanhourforeverymileoftheusualwayfromWutheringHeights.
Myhumanfixtureandhersatellitesrushedtowelcomeme;exclaiming,tumultuously,theyhadcompletelygivenmeup;everybodyconjecturedthatIperishedlastnight;andtheywerewonderinghowtheymustsetaboutthesearchformyremains.Ibidthembequiet,nowthattheysawmereturned,and,benumbedtomyveryheart,Idraggedupstairs;whence,afterputtingondryclothes,andpacingtoandfrothirtyorfortyminutes,torestoretheanimalheat,Iamadjournedtomystudy,feebleasakitten:almosttoomuchsotoenjoythecheerfulfireandsmokingcoffeewhichtheservanthaspreparedformyrefreshment.
