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Chapter 22
Lintonweresparedtillhesawsixty,thatwouldbemoreyearsthanyouhavecounted,miss.Andwoulditnotbefoolishtomournacalamityabovetwentyyearsbeforehand?"
"ButAuntIsabellawasyoungerthanpapa,"sheremarked,gazingupwithtimidhopetoseekfurtherconsolation.
"AuntIsabellahadnotyouandmetonurseher,"Ireplied."Shewasn’tashappyasmaster;shehadn’tasmuchtolivefor.Allyouneeddo,istowaitwellonyourfather,andcheerhimbylettinghimseeyoucheerful;andavoidgivinghimanxietyonanysubject:mindthat,Cathy!I’llnotdisguisebutyoumightkillhim,ifyouwerewildandreckless,andcherishedafoolish,fancifulaffectionforthesonofapersonwhowouldbegladtohavehiminhisgrave;andallowedhimtodiscoverthatyoufrettedovertheseparationhehasjudgeditexpedienttomake."
"Ifretaboutnothingonearthexceptpapa’sillness,"answeredmycompanion."Icarefornothingincomparisonwithpapa.AndI’llnever—never—oh,never,whileIhavemysenses,doanactorsayawordtovexhim.Ilovehimbetterthanmyself,Ellen;andIknowitbythis:IprayeverynightthatImayliveafterhim;becauseIwouldratherbemiserablethanthatheshouldbe:thatprovesIlovehimbetterthanmyself"
"Goodwords,"Ireplied."Butdeedsmustproveitalso;andafterheiswell,rememberyoudon’tforgetresolutionsformedinthehouroffear."
