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           Inwinterthefrostisalwaystherebeforeitcomestous;anddeepintosummerIhavefoundsnowunderthatblackhollowonthenorth-eastside!"

           "Oh,youhavebeenonthem!"shecriedgleefully."ThenIcango,too,whenIamawoman.Haspapabeen,Ellen?"

           "Papawouldtellyou,miss,"Iansweredhastily,"thattheyarenotworththetroubleofvisiting.Themoors,whereyouramblewithhim,aremuchnicer;andThrushcrossParkisthefinestplaceintheworld."

           "ButIknowthepark,andIdon’tknowthose,"shemurmuredtoherself."AndIshoulddelighttolookroundmefromthebrowofthattallestpoint:mylittleponyMinnyshalltakemesometime."

           OneofthemaidsmentioningtheFairyCave,quiteturnedherheadwithadesiretofulfilthisproject:sheteasedMr.Lintonaboutit;andhepromisedsheshouldhavethejourneywhenshegotolder.ButMissCatherinemeasuredheragebymonths,and,"Now,amIoldenoughtogotoPenistonCrags?"wastheconstantquestioninhermouth.TheroadthitherwoundclosebyWutheringHeights.Edgarhadnotthehearttopassit;soshereceivedasconstantlytheanswer,"Notyet,love:notyet."

           IsaidMrs.Heathclifflivedaboutadozenyearsafterquittingherhusband.Herfamilywereofadelicateconstitution:sheandEdgarbothlackedtheruddyhealththatyouwillgenerallymeetintheseparts.Whatherlastillnesswas,Iamnotcertain:Iconjecture,theydiedofthesamething,akindoffever,slowatitscommencement,butincurable,andrapidlyconsuminglifetowardstheclose.