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Chapter 4
"Oh,I’llturnthetalkonmylandlord’sfamily!"Ithoughttomyself."Agoodsubjecttostart!Andthatprettygirl-widow,Ishouldliketoknowherhistory:whethershebeanativeofthecountry,or,asismoreprobable,anexoticthatthesurlyindigenaewillnotrecogniseforkin."WiththisintentionIaskedMrs.DeanwhyHeathcliffletThrushcrossGrange,andpreferredlivinginasituationandresidencesomuchinferior."Ishenotrichenoughtokeeptheestateingoodorder?"Ienquired.
"Rich,sir!"shereturned."Hehas,nobodyknowswhatmoney,andeveryyearitincreases.Yes,yes,he’srichenoughtoliveinafinerhousethanthis:buthe’sverynear—close-handed;and,ifhehadmeanttoflittoThrushcrossGrange,assoonasheheardofagoodtenanthecouldnothavebornetomissthechanceofgettingafewhundredsmore.Itisstrangepeopleshouldbesogreedy,whentheyarealoneintheworld!"
"Hehadason,itseems?"
"Yes,hehadone—heisdead."
"Andthatyounglady,Mrs.Heathcliff,ishiswidow?"
"Yes."
"Wheredidshecomefromoriginally?"
"Why,sir,sheismylatemaster’sdaughter:CatherineLintonwashermaidenname.Inursedher,poorthing!IdidwishMr.Heathcliffwouldremovehere,andthenwemighthavebeentogetheragain."
