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Chapter 21
Neverdidanybirdflyingbacktoaplunderednestwhichithadleftbrimfulofchirpingyoungones,expressmorecompletedespairinitsanguishedcriesandflutterings,thanshebyhersingle"Oh!"andthechangethattransfiguredherlatehappycountenance.
Mr.Lintonlookedup.
"Whatisthematter,love?Haveyouhurtyourself?"hesaid.
Histoneandlookassuredherhehadnotbeenthediscovererofthehoard.
"No,papa!"shegasped."Ellen!Ellen!comeupstairs—I’msick!"
Iobeyedhersummons,andaccompaniedherout.
"Oh,Ellen!youhavegotthem,"shecommencedimmediately,droppingonherknees,whenwewereenclosedalone."Oh,givethemtome,andI’llnever,neverdosoagain!Don’ttellpapa.Youhavenottoldpapa,Ellen?sayyouhavenot?I’vebeenexceedinglynaughty,butIwon’tdoitanymore!"
Withagraveseverityinmymanner,Ibadeherstandup.
"So,"Iexclaimed,"MissCatherine,youaretolerablyfaron,itseems:youmaywellbeashamedofthem!afinebundleoftrashyoustudyinyourleisurehours,tobesure:why,it’sgoodenoughtobeprinted!Andwhatdoyousupposethemasterwillthink,whenIdisplayitbeforehim?Ihaven’tshownityet,butyouneedn’timagineIshallkeepyourridiculoussecrets.Forshame!andyoumusthaveledthewayinwritingsuchabsurdities:hewouldnothavethoughtofbeginning,I’mcertain."
"Ididn’t!Ididn’t!"sobbedCathy,fittobreakherheart.