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Chapter 13
You’llnotbesurprised,Ellen,atmyfeelingparticularlycheerless,seatedinworsethansolitudeonthatinhospitablehearth,andrememberingthatfourmilesdistantlaymydelightfulhome,containingtheonlypeopleIlovedonearth;andtheremightaswellbetheAtlantictopartus,insteadofthosefourmiles:Icouldnotoverpassthem!Iquestionedwithmyself—wheremustIturnforcomfort?and—mindyou,don’ttellEdgar,orCatherine—aboveeverysorrowbeside,thisrosepre-eminent:despairatfindingnobodywhocouldorwouldbemyallyagainstHeathcliff!IhadsoughtshelteratWutheringHeights,almostgladly,becauseIwassecuredbythatarrangementfromlivingalonewithhim;butheknewthepeoplewewerecomingamongst,andhedidnotfeartheirintermeddling.
Isatandthoughtadolefultime:theclockstruckeight,andnine,andstillmycompanionpacedtoandfro,hisheadbentonhisbreast,andperfectlysilent,unlessagroanorabitterejaculationforceditselfoutatintervals.Ilistenedtodetectawoman’svoiceinthehouse,andfilledtheinterimwithwildregretsanddismalanticipations,which,atlast,spokeaudiblyinirrepressiblesighingandweeping.IwasnotawarehowopenlyIgrieved,tillEarnshawhaltedopposite,inhismeasuredwalk,andgavemeastareofnewly-awakenedsurprise.
