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Chapter 29
AndIbribedthesextontopullitawaywhenI’mlaidthere,andslidemineouttoo;I’llhaveitmadeso:andthen,bythetimeLintongetstoushe’llnotknowwhichiswhich!"
"Youwereverywicked,Mr.Heathcliff!"Iexclaimed,"wereyounotashamedtodisturbthedead?"
"Idisturbednobody,Nelly,"hereplied;"andIgavesomeeasetomyself.Ishallbeagreatdealmorecomfortablenow;andyou’llhaveabetterchanceofkeepingmeunderground,whenIgetthere.Disturbedher?No!shehasdisturbedme,nightandday,througheighteenyears—incessantly—remorselessly—tillyesternight;andyesternightIwastranquil.IdreamtIwassleepingthelastsleepbythatsleeper,withmyheartstoppedandmycheekfrozenagainsthers."
"Andifshehadbeendissolvedintoearth,orworse,whatwouldyouhavedreamtofthen?"Isaid.
"Ofdissolvingwithher,andbeingmorehappystill!"heanswered."DoyousupposeIdreadanychangeofthatsort?Iexpectedsuchatransformationonraisingthelid:butI’mbetterpleasedthatitshouldnotcommencetillIshareit.Besides,unlessIhadreceivedadistinctimpressionofherpassionlessfeatures,thatstrangefeelingwouldhardlyhavebeenremoved.Itbeganoddly.YouknowIwaswildaftershedied;andeternally,fromdawntodawn,prayinghertoreturntomeherspirit!Ihaveastrongfaithinghosts:Ihaveaconvictionthattheycan,anddo,existamongus!Thedayshewasburiedtherecameafallofsnow.IntheeveningIwenttothechurchyard.
