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Chapter 28
Onreachingit,theastonishmentofmyfellow-servantstoseeme,andtheirjoyalso,wasintense;andwhentheyheardthattheirlittlemistresswassafe,twoorthreewereabouttohurryupandshoutthenewsatMr.Edgar’sdoor:butIbespoketheannouncementofit,myself.HowchangedIfoundhim,eveninthosefewdays!Helayanimageofsadnessandresignationwaitinghisdeath.Veryyounghelooked;thoughhisactualagewasthirty-nine,onewouldhavecalledhimtenyearsyounger,atleast.HethoughtofCatherine;forhemurmuredhername.Itouchedhishand,andspoke.
"Catherineiscoming,dearmaster!"Iwhispered;"sheisaliveandwell;andwillbehere,Ihope,to-night."
Itrembledatthefirsteffectsofthisintelligence:hehalfroseup,lookedeagerlyroundtheapartment,andthensankbackinaswoon.Assoonasherecovered,Irelatedourcompulsoryvisit,anddetentionattheHeights.IsaidHeathcliffforcedmetogoin:whichwasnotquitetrue.IutteredaslittleaspossibleagainstLinton;nordidIdescribeallhisfather’sbrutalconduct—myintentionsbeingtoaddnobitterness,ifIcouldhelpit,tohisalreadyoverflowingcup.
Hedivinedthatoneofhisenemy’spurposeswastosecurethepersonalproperty,aswellastheestate,tohisson:orratherhimself;yetwhyhedidnotwaittillhisdeceasewasapuzzletomymaster,becauseignoranthownearlyheandhisnephewwouldquittheworldtogether.
