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Chapter 20
Hareton,youinfernalcalf,begonetoyourwork.Yes,Nell,"headded,whentheyhaddeparted,"mysonisprospectiveownerofyourplace,andIshouldnotwishhimtodietillIwascertainofbeinghissuccessor.Besideshe’smine,andIwantthetriumphofseeingmydescendantfairlylordoftheirestates:mychildhiringtheirchildrentotilltheirfather’slandforwages.Thatisthesoleconsiderationwhichcanmakemeendurethewhelp:Idespisehimforhimself,andhatehimforthememoriesherevives!Butthatconsiderationissufficient:he’sassafewithme,andshallbetendedascarefullyasyourmastertendshisown.Ihavearoomupstairs,furnishedforhiminhandsomestyle:I’veengagedatutor,also,tocomethreetimesaweek,fromtwentymilesdistance,toteachhimwhathepleasestolearn.I’veorderedHaretontoobeyhim;andinfactI’vearrangedeverythingwithaviewtopreservethesuperiorandthegentlemaninhimabovehisassociates.Idoregret,however,thathesolittledeservesthetrouble:ifIwishedanyblessingintheworlditwastofindhimaworthyobjectofpride;andI’mbitterlydisappointedwiththewhey-facedwhiningwretch!"
Whilehewasspeaking,Josephreturned,bearingabasinofmilk-porridge,andplaceditbeforeLinton;whostirredroundthehomelymesswithalookofaversion,andaffirmedthathecouldnoteatit.
