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Chapter 28
However,hefeltthathiswillhadbetterbealtered:insteadofleavingCatherine’sfortuneatherowndisposal,hedeterminedtoputitinthehandsoftrusteesforheruseduringlife,andforherchildren,ifshehadany,afterher.Bythatmeans,itcouldnotfalltoMr.HeathcliffshouldLintondie.
Havingreceivedhisorders,Idespatchedamantofetchtheattorney,andfourmore,providedwithserviceableweapons,todemandmyyoungladyofhergaoler.Bothpartiesweredelayedverylate.Thesingleservantreturnedfirst.HesaidMr.Green,thelawyer,wasoutwhenhearrivedathishouse,andhehadtowaittwohoursforhisre-entrance;andthenMr.Greentoldhimhehadalittlebusinessinthevillagethatmustbedone;buthewouldbeatThrushcrossGrangebeforemorning.Thefourmencamebackunaccompaniedalso.TheybroughtwordthatCatherinewasill:tooilltoquitherroom;andHeathcliffwouldnotsufferthemtoseeher.Iscoldedthestupidfellowswellforlisteningtothattale,whichIwouldnotcarrytomymaster;resolvingtotakeawholebevyuptotheHeights,atdaylight,andstormitliterally,unlesstheprisonerwerequietlysurrenderedtous.Herfathershallseeher,Ivowed,andvowedagain,ifthatdevilbekilledonhisowndoorstonesintryingtopreventit!
Happily,Iwassparedthejourneyandthetrouble.Ihadgonedownstairsatthreeo’clocktofetchajugofwater;andwaspassingthroughthehallwithitinmyhand,whenasharpknockatthefrontdoormademejump.
