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Chapter 10

           Heathcliff,fromwhereyouleftoff,tothepresentday.DidhefinishhiseducationontheContinent,andcomebackagentleman?ordidhegetasizar’splaceatcollege,orescapetoAmerica,andearnhonoursbydrawingbloodfromhisfoster-country?ormakeafortunemorepromptlyontheEnglishhighways?"

           "Hemayhavedonealittleinallthesevocations,Mr.Lockwood;butIcouldn’tgivemywordforany.IstatedbeforethatIdidn’tknowhowhegainedhismoney;neitheramIawareofthemeansshetooktoraisehismindfromthesavageignoranceintowhichitwassunk:but,withyourleave,I’llproceedinmyownfashion,ifyouthinkitwillamuseandnotwearyyou.Areyoufeelingbetterthismorning?"

           "Much."

           "That’sgoodnews.IgotMissCatherineandmyselftoThrushcrossGrange;and,tomyagreeabledisappointment,shebehavedinfinitelybetterthanIdaredtoexpect.Sheseemedalmostover-fondofMr.Linton;andeventohissistersheshowedplentyofaffection.Theywerebothveryattentivetohercomfort,certainly.Itwasnotthethornbendingtothehoneysuckles,butthehoneysucklesembracingthethorn.Therewerenomutualconcessions;onestooderect,andtheothersyielded:andwhocanbeill-naturedandbad-temperedwhentheyencounterneitheroppositionnorindifference?IobservedthatMr.Edgarhadadeep-rootedfearofrufflingherhumour.

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