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Chapter 31

           "Removethemyourself,"shesaid,pushingthemfromherassoonasshehaddone;andretiringtoastoolbythewindow,whereshebegantocarvefiguresofbirdsandbeastsoutoftheturnipparingsinherlap.Iapproachedher,pretendingtodesireaviewofthegarden;and,asIfancied,adroitlydroppedMrs.Dean’snoteontoherknee,unnoticedbyHaretonbutsheaskedaloud,"Whatisthat?"andchuckeditoff.

           "Aletterfromyouroldacquaintance,thehousekeeperattheGrange,"Ianswered;annoyedatherexposingmykinddeed,andfearfulitshouldbeimaginedamissiveofmyown.Shewouldgladlyhavegathereditupatthisinformation,butHaretonbeather;heseizedandputitinhiswaistcoat,sayingMr.Heathcliffshouldlookatitfirst.Thereat,Catherinesilentlyturnedherfacefromus,and,verystealthily,drewoutherpocket-handkerchiefandappliedittohereyes;andhercousin,afterstrugglingawhiletokeepdownhissofterfeelings,pulledouttheletterandflungitonthefloorbesideher,asungraciouslyashecould.Catherinecaughtandperusediteagerly;thensheputafewquestionstomeconcerningtheinmates,rationalandirrational,ofherformerhome;andgazingtowardsthehills,murmuredinsoliloquy:

           "IshouldliketoberidingMinnydownthere!Ishouldliketobeclimbingupthere!Oh!I’mtiredI’mstalled,Hareton!"Andsheleantherprettyheadbackagainstthesill,withahalfayawnandahalfasigh,andlapsedintoanaspectofabstractedsadness:neithercaringnorknowingwhetherweremarkedher."

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