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Chapter 17

           Hehasjustcomehomeatdawn,andgoneupstairstohischamber;lockinghimselfinasifanybodydreamtofcovetinghiscompany!Therehehascontinued,prayinglikeaMethodist:onlythedeityheimploredissenselessdustandashes;andGod,whenaddressed,wascuriouslyconfoundedwithhisownblackfather!Afterconcludingthepreciousorisonsandtheylastedgenerallytillhegrewhoarseandhisvoicewasstrangledinhisthroathewouldbeoffagain;alwaysstraightdowntotheGrange!IwonderEdgardidnotsendforaconstable,andgivehimintocustody!Forme,grievedasIwasaboutCatherine,itwasimpossibletoavoidregardingthisseasonofdeliverancefromdegradingoppressionasaholiday.

           "IrecoveredspiritssufficienttohearJoseph’seternallectureswithoutweeping,andtomoveupanddownthehouselesswiththefootofafrightenedthiefthanformerly.Youwouldn’tthinkthatIshouldcryatanythingJosephcouldsay;butheandHaretonaredetestablecompanions.I’drathersitwithHindley,andhearhisawfultalk,thanwitht’littlemaisterandhisstaunchsupporter,thatodiousoldman!WhenHeathcliffisinI’moftenobligedtoseekthekitchenwiththeirsocietyorstarveamongthedampuninhabitedchambers;whenheisnot,aswasthecasethisweek,Iestablishatableandchairatonecornerofthehousefire,andnevermindhowMr.Earnshawmayoccupyhimself;andhedoesnotinterferewithmyarrangements.Heisquieternowthanheusedtobe,ifnooneprovokeshim:moresullenanddepressed,andlessfurious.

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