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Chapter 11
"Remainwhereyouare,Catherine,"hesaid;withoutanyangerinhisvoice,butwithmuchsorrowfuldespondency."Ishallnotstay.Iamneithercometowranglenorbereconciled;butIwishjusttolearnwhether,afterthisevening’sevents,youintendtocontinueyourintimacywith-"
"Oh,formercy’ssake,"interruptedthemistress,stampingherfoot,"formercy’ssake,letushearnomoreofitnow!Yourcoldbloodcannotbeworkedintoafever:yourveinsarefullofice-water;butmineareboiling,andthesightofsuchchillnessmakesthemdance."
"Togetridofme,answermyquestion,"perseveredMr.Linton."Youmustanswerit;andthatviolencedoesnotalarmme.Ihavefoundthatyoucanbeasstoicalasanyone,whenyouplease.WillyougiveupHeathcliffhereafter,orwillyougiveupme?Itisimpossibleforyoutobemyfriendandhisatthesametime;andIabsolutelyrequiretoknowwhichyouchoose."
"Irequiretobeletalone!"exclaimedCatherinefuriously,"Idemandit!Don’tyouseeIcanscarcelystand?Edgar,you—youleaveme!"
Sherangthebelltillitbrokewithatwang;Ienteredleisurely.Itwasenoughtotrythetemperofasaint,suchsenseless,wickedrages!Thereshelaydashingherheadagainstthearmofthesofa,andgrindingherteeth,sothatyoumightfancyshewouldcrashthemtosplinters!Mr.Lintonstoodlookingatherinsuddencompunctionandfear.Hetoldmetofetchsomewater.Shehadnobreathforspeaking.
