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           "Andtellhim,ifhe’lltakeitI’llcomeandteachhimtoreaditright,"shesaid;"and,ifherefuseit,I’llgoupstairs,andneverteasehimagain.

           Icarriedit,andrepeatedthemessage;anxiouslywatchedbymyemployer.Haretonwouldnotopenhisfingers,soIlaiditonhisknee.Hedidnotstrikeitoff,either.Ireturnedtomywork.Catherineleanedherheadandarmsonthetable,tillsheheardtheslightrustleofthecoveringbeingremoved;thenshestoleaway,andquietlyseatedherselfbesidehercousin.Hetrembled,andhisfaceglowed:allhisrudenessandallhissurlyharshnesshaddesertedhim:hecouldnotsummoncourage,atfirst,toutterasyllableinreplytoherquestioninglook,andhermurmuredpetition.

           "Sayyouforgiveme,Hareton,do?Youcanmakemesohappybyspeakingthatlittleword."

           Hemutteredsomethinginaudible.

           "Andyou’llbemyfriend?"addedCatherineinterrogatively.

           "Nay,you’llbeashamedofmeeverydayofyourlife,"heanswered;"andthemoreashamed,themoreyouknowme;andIcannotbideit."

           "Soyouwon’tbemyfriend?"shesaid,smilingassweetashoney,andcreepingcloseup.

           Ioverheardnofurtherdistinguishabletalk,but,onlookingroundagain,Iperceivedtwosuchradiantcountenancesbentoverthepageoftheacceptedbook,thatIdidnotdoubtthetreatyhadbeenratifiedonbothsides;andtheenemieswere,thenceforth,swornallies.