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Chapter 27
Catherinelookedup,andinstinctivelyraisedherhandtohercheek:hisneighbourhoodrevivedapainfulsensation.Anybodyelsewouldhavebeenincapableofregardingthechildishactwithsternness,buthescowledonherandmuttered:
"Oh!youarenotafraidofme?Yourcourageiswelldisguised:youseemdamnablyafraid!"
"Iamafraidnow,"shereplied,"because,ifIstay,papawillbemiserable;andhowcanIenduremakinghimmiserable;—whenhe—whenhe—Mr.Heathcliff,letmegohome!IpromisedtomarryLinton:papawouldlikemeto:andIlovehim.WhyshouldyouwishtoforcemetodowhatI’llwillinglydoofmyself?"
"Lethimdaretoforceyou!"Icried."There’salawintheland,thankGodthereis;thoughwebeinanout-of-the-wayplace.I’dinformifheweremyownson:andit’sfelonywithoutbenefitofclergy!"
"Silence!"saidtheruffian."Tothedevilwithyourclamour!Idon’twantyoutospeak.MissLinton,Ishallenjoymyselfremarkablyinthinkingyourfatherwillbemiserable:Ishallnotsleepforsatisfaction.Youcouldhavehitonnosurerwayoffixingyourresidenceundermyroofforthenexttwenty-fourhours,thaninformingmethatsuchaneventwouldfollow.AstoyourpromisetomarryLinton,I’lltakecareyoushallkeepit;foryoushallnotquitthisplacetillitisfulfilled."
"SendEllen,then,toletpapaknowI’msafe!"exclaimedCatherine,weepingbitterly."Ormarrymenow.Poorpapa!Ellen,he’llthinkwe’relost.
