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Chapter 13
Imustnotwritetoher,Isuppose,andmybrotheriseithertooangryortoodistressedtoanswerwhatIsenthim.Still,Imustwritetosomebody,andtheonlychoiceleftmeisyou.
InformEdgarthatI’dgivetheworldtoseehisfaceagain—thatmyheartreturnedtoThrushcrossGrangeintwenty-fourhoursafterIleftit,andisthereatthismoment,fullofwarmfeelingsforhim,andCatherine!Ican’tfollowit,though—(thosewordsareunderlined)theyneednotexpectme,andtheymaydrawwhatconclusionstheyplease;takingcare,however,tolaynothingatthedoorofmyweakwillordeficientaffection.
Theremainderoftheletterisforyourselfalone.Iwanttoaskyoutwoquestions:thefirstis—Howdidyoucontrivetopreservethecommonsympathiesofhumannaturewhenyouresidedhere?Icannotrecogniseanysentimentwhichthosearoundsharewithme.
Thesecondquestion,Ihavegreatinterestin—IsMr.Heathcliffaman?Ifso,ishemad?Andifnot,isheadevil?Ishan’ttellmyreasonsformakingthisenquiry;but,Ibeeseechyoutoexplain,ifyoucan,whatIhavemarried:thatis,whenyoucalltoseeme;andyoumustcall,Ellen,verysoon.Don’twrite,butcome,andbringmesomethingfromEdgar.
Now,youshallhearhowIhavebeenreceivedinmynewhome,asIamledtoimaginetheHeightswillbe.ItistoamusemyselfthatIdwellonsuchsubjectsasthelackofexternalcomforts:theyneveroccupymythoughts,exceptatthemomentwhenImissthem.