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Chapter 33
Catherinewaswaxingcrossatthis;buthefoundmeanstomakeherholdhertongue,byaskinghowshewouldlikehimtospeakillofherfather?ThenshecomprehendedthatEarnshawtookthemaster’sreputationhometohimself;andwasattachedbytiesstrongerthanreasoncouldbreak—chains,forgedbyhabit,whichitwouldbecrueltoattempttoloosen.Sheshowedagoodheart,thenceforth,inavoidingbothcomplaintsandexpressionsofantipathyconcerningHeathcliff;andconfessedtomehersorrowthatshehadendeavouredtoraiseabadspiritbetweenhimandHareton:indeed,Idon’tbelieveshehaseverbreathedasyllable,inthelatter’shearing,againstheroppressorsince.
Whenthisslightdisagreementwasover,theywerefriendsagain,andasbusyaspossibleintheirseveraloccupationsofpupilandteacher.Icameintositwiththem,afterIhaddonemywork;andIfeltsosoothedandcomfortedtowatchthem,thatIdidnotnoticehowtimegoton.Youknow,theybothappearedinameasuremychildren:Ihadlongbeenproudofone;andnow,Iwassure,theotherwouldbeasourceofequalsatisfaction.Hishonest,warm,andintelligentnatureshookoffrapidlythecloudsofignoranceanddegradationinwhichithadbeenbred;andCatherine’ssincerecommendationsactedasaspurtohisindustry.Hisbrighteningmindbrightenedhisfeatures,addaddedspiritandnobilitytotheiraspect:IcouldhardlyfancyitthesameindividualIhadbeheldonthedayIdiscoveredmylittleladyatWutheringHeights,afterherexpeditiontotheCrags.
