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Chapter 21
I’mactinggenerouslytoyourmaster:hisyoungchithasnoexpectations,andshouldshesecondmywishes,she’llbeprovidedforatonceasjointsuccessorwithLinton."
"IfLintondied,"Ianswered,"andhislifeisquiteuncertain,Catherinewouldbetheheir."
"No,shewouldnot,"hesaid."Thereisnoclauseinthewilltosecureitso:hispropertywouldgotome;but,topreventdisputes,Idesiretheirunion,andamresolvedtobringitabout."
"AndI’mresolvedsheshallneverapproachyourhousewithmeagain,"Ireturned,aswereachedthegate,whereMissCathywaitedourcoming.
Heathcliffbademebequiet;and,precedingusupthepath,hastenedtoopenthedoor.Myyoungladygavehimseverallooks,asifshecouldnotexactlymakeuphermindwhattothinkofhim;butnowhesmiledwhenhemethereye,andsoftenedhisvoiceinaddressingher;andIwasfoolishenoughtoimaginethememoryofhermothermightdisarmhimfromdesiringherinjury.Lintonstoodonthehearth.Hehadbeenoutwalkinginthefields,forhiscapwason,andhewascallingtoJosephtobringhimdryshoes.Hehadgrowntallofhisage,stillwantingsomemonthsofsixteen.Hisfeatureswereprettyyet,andhiseyeandcomplexionbrighterthanIrememberedthem,thoughwithmerelytemporarylustreborrowedfromthesalubriousairandgenialsun.
"Now,whoisthat?"askedMr.Heathcliff,turningtoCathy."Canyoutell?"
"Yourson?"shesaid,havingdoubtfullysurveyed,firstoneandthentheother.
