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Chapter 31

           Thelittlewretchhaddoneherutmosttohurthercousin’ssensitivethoughuncultivatedfeelings,andaphysicalargumentwastheonlymodehehadofbalancingtheaccount,andrepayingitseffectsontheinflictor.Heafterwardsgatheredthebooksandhurledthemonthefire.Ireadinhiscountenancewhatanguishitwastoofferthatsacrificetospleen.Ifanciedthatastheyconsumed,herecalledthepleasuretheyhadalreadyimparted,andthetriumphandever-increasingpleasurehehadanticipatedfromthem;andIfanciedIguessedtheincitementtohissecretstudiesalso.Hehadbeencontentwithdailylabourandroughanimalenjoyments,tillCatherinecrossedhispath.Shameatherscorn,andhopeofherapproval,werehisfirstprompterstohigherpursuits;and,insteadofguardinghimfromoneandwinninghimtotheother,hisendeavourstoraisehimselfhadproducedjustthecontraryresult.

           "Yes;that’sallthegoodthatsuchabruteasyoucangetfromthem!"criedCatherine,suckingherdamagedlip,andwatchingtheconflagrationwithindignanteyes,

           "You’dbetterholdyourtongue,now,"heansweredfiercely.

           Andhisagitationprecludedfurtherspeech;headvancedhastilytotheentrance,whereImadewayforhimtopass.Buterehehadcrossedthedoor-stones,Mr.Heathcliff,comingupthecauseway,encounteredhim,andlayingholdofhisshoulder,asked:

           "What’stodonow,mylad?"

           "Naught,naught,"hesaid,andbrokeawaytoenjoyhisgriefandangerinsolitude.

           Heathcliffgazedafterhim,andsighed.

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