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Chapter 21
"Yes,yes,"answeredhe:"butisthistheonlytimeyouhavebeheldhim?Think!Ah!youhaveashortmemory.Linton,don’tyourecallyourcousin,thatyouusedtoteaseussowithwishingtosee?"
"What,Linton!"criedCathy,kindlingintojoyfulsurpriseatthename."IsthatlittleLinton?He’stallerthanIam!AreyouLinton?"
Theyouthsteppedforward,andacknowledgedhimself:shekissedhimfervently,andtheygazedwithwonderatthechangetimehadwroughtintheappearanceofeach.Catherinehadreachedherfullheight;herfigurewasbothplumpandslender,elasticassteel,andherwholeaspectsparklingwithhealthandspirits.Linton’slooksandmovementswereverylanguid,andhisformextremelyslight;buttherewasagraceinhismannerthatmitigatedthesedefects,andrenderedhimnotunpleasing.Afterexchangingnumerousmarksoffondnesswithhim,hiscousinwenttoMr.Heathcliff,wholingeredbythedoor,dividinghisattentionbetweentheobjectsinsideandthosethatlaywithout:pretending,thatis,toobservethelatter,andreallynotingtheformeralone.
"Andyouaremyuncle,then!"shecried,reachinguptosalutehim."IthoughtIlikedyou,thoughyouwerecrossatfirst.Whydon’tyouvisitattheGrangewithLinton?Tolivealltheseyearssuchcloseneighbours,andneverseeus,isodd:whathaveyoudonesofor?"
"Ivisiteditonceortwicetoooftenbeforeyouwereborn,"heanswered."There—damnit!Ifyouhaveanykissestospare,givethemtoLinton:theyarethrownawayonme."
