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           Ineversaytohim,‘Letthisorthatenemyalone,becauseitwouldbeungenerousorcrueltoharmthem’;Isay,‘Letthemalone,becauseIshouldhatethemtobewronged’:andhe’dcrushyoulikeasparrow’segg,Isabella,ifhefoundyouatroublesomecharge.Iknowhecouldn’tloveaLinton;andyethe’dbequitecapableofmarryingyourfortuneandexpectations!Avariceisgrowingwithhimabesettingsin.There’smypicture:andI’mhisfriend—somuchso,thathadhethoughtseriouslytocatchyou,Ishould,perhaps,haveheldmytongue,andletyoufallintohistrap."

           MissLintonregardedhersister-in-lawwithindignation.

           "Forshame!forshame!"sherepeatedangrily,"youareworsethantwentyfoes,youpoisonousfriend!"

           "Ah,youwon’tbelieveme,then?"saidCatherine."YouthinkIspeakfromwickedselfishness?"

           "I’mcertainyoudo,"retortedIsabella;"andIshudderatyou!"

           "Good!"criedtheother."Tryforyourselfifthatbeyourspirit:Ihavedone,andyieldtheargumenttoyoursaucyinsolence."

           "AndImustsufferforheregotism!"shesobbed,asMrs.Lintonlefttheroom."All,allisagainstme;shehasblightedmysingleconsolation.Butsheutteredfalsehoods,didn’tshe?Mr.Heathcliffisnotafiend:hehasanhonourablesoul,andatrueone,orhowcouldherememberher?"

           "Banishhimfromyourthoughts,miss,"Isaid."He’sabirdofbadomen:nomateforyou.Mrs.Lintonspokestrongly,andyetIcan’tcontradicther.