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Chapter 23
Andsmalllosstohisfamilywheneverhedropsoff.Andluckyitisforusthathisfathertookhim:thekinderhewastreated,themoretediousandselfishhe’dbe.I’mgladyouhavenochanceofhavinghimforahusband,MissCatherine."
Mycompanionwaxedseriousathearingthisspeech.Tospeakofhisdeathsoregardlessly,woundedherfeelings.
"He’syoungerthanI,"sheanswered,afteraprotractedpauseofmeditation,"andheoughttolivethelongest:hewill—hemustliveaslongasIdo.He’sasstrongnowaswhenhefirstcameintothenorth;I’mpositiveofthat.It’sonlyacoldthatailshim,thesameaspapahas.Yousaypapawillgetbetter,andwhyshouldn’the?"
"Well,well,"Icried,"afterall,weneedn’ttroubleourselves;forlisten,miss,andmind,I’llkeepmyword—ifyouattemptgoingtoWutheringHeightsagain,withorwithoutme,IshallinformMr.Linton,and,unlessheallowit,intimacywithyourcousinmustnotberevived."
"Ithasbeenrevived,"mutteredCathysulkily.
"Mustnotbecontinued,then,"Isaid.
"We’llsee,"washerreply,andshesetoffatagallop,leavingmetotoilintherear.
Webothreachedhomebeforeourdinner-time;mymastersupposedwehadbeenwanderingthroughthepark,andthereforehedemandednoexplanationofourabsence
