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           Ihappenedtoleavehimtenminutesyesterdayafternoon,andinthatintervalhefastenedthetwodoorsofthehouseagainstme,andhehasspentthenightindrinkinghimselftodeathdeliberately!Webrokeinthismorning,forweheardhimsnortinglikeahorse;andtherehewas,laidoverthesettle;flayingandscalpingwouldnothavewakenedhim.IsentforKenneth,andhecame;butnottillthebeasthadchangedintocarrion:hewasbothdeadandcold,andstark;andsoyou’llallowitwasuselessmakingmorestirabouthim!"

           Theoldservantconfirmedthisstatement,butmuttered:

           "I’draytherhe’dgoanhisselnfort’doctor!Isudha’taentento’t’maisterbetternorhim—andhewarn’tdeeadwhenIleft,naughto’t’soart!"

           Iinsistedonthefuneralbeingrespectable.Mr.HeathcliffsaidImighthavemyownwaytheretoo;only,hedesiredmetorememberthatthemoneyforthewholeaffaircameoutofhispocket.Hemaintainedahard,carelessdeportment,indicativeofneitherjoynorsorrow;ifanything,itexpressedaflintygratificationatapieceofdifficultworksuccessfullyexecuted.Iobservedonce,indeed,somethinglikeexultationinhisaspect:itwasjustwhenthepeoplewerebearingthecoffinfromthehouse.