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           IthinkIshouldnotbepeevishwithyou:you’dnotprovokeme,andyou’dalwaysbereadytohelpme,wouldn’tyou?"

           "Yes,"saidCatherine,strokinghislongsofthair;"ifIcouldonlygetpapa’sconsent,I’dspendhalfmytimewithyou.PrettyLinton!Iwishyouweremybrother."

           "Andthenyouwouldlikemeaswellasyourfather?"observedhe,morecheerfully."Butpapasaysyouwouldlovemebetterthanhimandalltheworld,ifyouweremywife;soI’dratheryouwerethat."

           "NoIshouldneverloveanybodybetterthanpapa,"shereturnedgravely."Andpeoplehatetheirwives,sometimes;butnottheirsistersandbrothers:andifyouwerethelatteryouwouldlivewithus,andpapawouldbeasfondofyouasheisofme."

           Lintondeniedthatpeopleeverhatedtheirwives;butCathyaffirmedtheydid,and,inherwisdom,instancedhisownfather’saversiontoheraunt.Iendeavouredtostopherthoughtlesstongue.Icouldn’tsucceedtilleverythingsheknewwasout.MasterHeathcliff,muchirritated,assertedherrelationwasfalse.

           "Papatoldme;andpapadoesnottellfalsehoods,"sheansweredpertly:

           "Mypapascornsyours!"criedLinton."Hecallshimasneakingfool."

           "Yoursisawickedman,"retortedCatherine;"andyouareverynaughtytodaretorepeatwhathesays.HemustbewickedtohavemadeAuntIsabellaleavehimasshedid."

           "Shedidn’tleavehim,"saidtheboy;"youshan’tcontradictme."

           "Shedid,"criedmyyounglady.

           "Well,I’lltellyousomething!"saidLinton.