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Chapter 24
‘Prayletushearyou—youaregrownclever!’
"Hespelt,anddrawledoverbysyllables,thename—‘HaretonEarnshaw.’
"’Andthefigures?’Icriedencouragingly,perceivingthathecametoadeadhalt.
"’Icannottellthemyet,"heanswered.
"’Oh,youdunce!’Isaid,laughingheartilyathisfailure.
"Thefoolstared,withagrinhoveringabouthislips,andascowlgatheringoverhiseyes,asifuncertainwhetherhemightnotjoininmymirth:whetheritwerenotpleasantfamiliarity,orwhatitreallywas,contempt.Isettledhisdoubts,bysuddenlyretrievingmygravityanddesiringhimtowalkaway,forIcametoseeLinton,nothim.Hereddened—Isawthatbythemoonlight—droppedhishandfromthelatch,andskulkedoffapictureofmortifiedvanity.HeimaginedhimselftobeasaccomplishedasLinton,Isuppose,becausehecouldspellhisownname;andwasmarvellouslydiscomfitedthatIdidn’tthinkthesame."
"Stop,MissCatherine,dear!"Iinterrupted."Ishallnotscold,butIdon’tlikeyourconductthere.IfyouhadrememberedthatHaretonwasyourcousinasmuchasMasterHeathcliff,youwouldhavefelthowimproperitwastobehaveinthatway.Atleast,itwaspraiseworthyambitionforhimtodesiretobeasaccomplishedasLinton;andprobablyhedidnotlearnmerelytoshowoff.youhadmadehimashamedofhisignorancebefore,Ihavenodoubt;andhewishedtoremedyitandpleaseyou.Tosneerathisimperfectattemptwasverybadbreeding.
