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Chapter 17

           Heremarkedthatitwasnotofanymoment,onlyshemustbewareofcomingtoherbrother:sheshouldnotbewithhim,ifhehadtokeepherhimself.ThoughIwouldgivenoinformation,hediscovered,throughsomeoftheotherservants,bothherplaceofresidenceandtheexistenceofthechild.Stillhedidn’tmolesther:forwhichforbearanceshemightthankhisaversion,Isuppose.Heoftenaskedabouttheinfant,whenhesawme;andonhearingitsname,smiledgrimly,andobserved:

           "Theywishmetohateittoo,dothey?"

           "Idon’tthinktheywishyoutoknowanythingaboutit,"Ianswered.

           "ButI’llhaveit,"hesaid,"whenIwantit.Theymayreckononthat!"

           Fortunately,itsmotherdiedbeforethetimearrived;somethirteenyearsafterthedeceaseofCatherine,whenLintonwastwelve,oralittlemore.

           OnthedaysucceedingIsabella’sunexpectedvisit,Ihadnoopportunityofspeakingtomymaster:heshunnedconversation,andwasfitfordiscussingnothing.WhenIcouldgethimtolisten,Isawitpleasedhimthathissisterhadleftherhusband;whomheabhorredwithanintensitywhichthemildnessofhisnaturewouldscarcelyseemtoallow.Sodeepandsensitivewashisaversion,thatherefrainedfromgoinganywherewherehewaslikelytoseeorhearofHeathcliff.

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