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Chapter 9
"IfIwereinheaven,Nelly,Ishouldbeextremelymiserable."
"Becauseyouarenotfittogothere,"Ianswered."Allsinnerswouldbemiserableinheaven."
"Butitisnotforthat.IdreamtoncethatIwasthere."
"ItellyouIwon’thearkentoyourdreams,MissCatherine!I’llgotobed,"Iinterruptedagain.
Shelaughed,andheldmedown;forImadeamotiontoleavemychair.
"Thisisnothing,"criedshe."Iwasonlygoingtosaythatheavendidnotseemtobemyhome;andIbrokemyheartwithweepingtocomebacktoearth;andtheangelsweresoangrythattheyflungmeoutintothemiddleoftheheathonthetopofWutheringHeights;whereIwokesobbingforjoy.Thatwilldotoexplainmysecret,aswellastheother.I’venomorebusinesstomarryEdgarLintonthanIhavetobeinheaven;andifthewickedmanintherehadnotbroughtHeathcliffsolow,Ishouldn’thavethoughtofit.ItwoulddegrademetomarryHeathcliffnow;soheshallneverknowhowIlovehim:andthat,notbecausehe’shandsome,Nelly,butbecausehe’smoremyselfthanIam.Whateveroursoulsaremadeof,hisandminearethesame;andLinton’sisasdifferentasamoonbeamfromlightning,orfrostfromfire."
Erethisspeechended,IbecamesensibletoHeathcliff’spresence.Havingnoticedaslightmovement,Iturnedmyhead,andsawhimrisefromthebench,andstealoutnoiselessly.HehadlistenedtillheheardCatherinesayitwoulddegradehertomarryhim,andthenhestayedtohearnofurther.
