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Chapter 15
Herthick,longhairhadbeenpartlyremovedatthebeginningofherillness,andnowsheworeitsimplycombedinitsnaturaltressesoverhertemplesandneck.Herappearancewasaltered,asIhadtoldHeathcliff;butwhenshewascalm,thereseemedunearthlybeautyinthechange.Theflashofhereyeshadbeensucceededbyadreamyandmelancholysoftness;theynolongergavetheimpressionoflookingattheobjectsaroundher:theyappearedalwaystogazebeyond,andfarbeyond—youwouldhavesaidoutofthisworld.Thenthepalenessofherface—itshaggardaspecthavingvanishedassherecoveredflesh—andthepeculiarexpressionarisingfromhermentalstate,thoughpainfullysuggestiveoftheircauses,addedtothetouchinginterestwhichsheawakened;and—invariablytome,Iknow,andtoanypersonwhosawher,Ishouldthink—refutedmoretangibleproofsofconvalescence,andstampedherasonedoomedtodecay.
Abooklayspreadonthesillbeforeher,andthescarcelyperceptiblewindfluttereditsleavesatintervals.IbelieveLintonhadlaiditthere:forsheneverendeavouredtodivertherselfwithreading,oroccupationofanykind,andhewouldspendmanyanhourintryingtoenticeherattentiontosomesubjectwhichhadformerlybeenheramusement.Shewasconsciousofhisaim,andinherbettermoodsenduredhiseffortsplacidly,onlyshowingtheiruselessnessbynowandthensuppressingaweariedsigh,andcheckinghimatlastwiththesaddestofsmilesandkisses.
