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Chapter 26
"AndIwon’tconcealthatIhavebeensadlydisappointedwithourmeeting;thoughI’llmentionittonobodybutyou:notthatIstandinaweofMr.Heathcliff."
"Hush,"murmuredLinton:"forGod’ssake,hush!He’scoming."AndheclungtoCatherine’sarm,strivingtodetainher;butatthatannouncementshehastilydisengagedherself,andwhistledtoMinny,whoobeyedherlikeadog.
"I’llbeherenextThursday,"shecried,springingtothesaddle."Good-bye.Quick,Ellen!"
Andsowelefthim,scarcelyconsciousofourdeparture,soabsorbedwasheinanticipatinghisfather’sapproach.
Beforewereachedhome,Catherine’sdispleasuresoftenedintoaperplexedsensationofpityandregret,largelyblendedwithvague,uneasydoubtsaboutLinton’sactualcircumstances,physicalandsocial;inwhichIpartook,thoughIcounselledhernottosaymuch;forasecondjourneywouldmakeusbetterjudges.Mymasterrequestedanaccountofouron-goings.Hisnephew’sofferingofthankswasdulydelivered,MissCathygentlytouchingontherest:Ialsothrewlittlelightonhisenquiries,forIhardlyknewwhattohide,andwhattoreveal.
