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Chapter 31

           "Mrs.Heathcliff,"Isaid,aftersittingsometimemute,"youarenotawarethatIamanacquaintanceofyours?sointimatethatIthinkitstrangeyouwon’tcomeandspeaktome.Myhousekeeperneverweariesoftalkingaboutandpraisingyou;andshe’llbegreatlydisappointedifIreturnwithnonewsoforfromyou,exceptthatyoureceivedherletterandsaidnothing!"

           Sheappearedtowonderatthisspeech,andasked:

           "DoesEllenlikeyou?"

           "Yes,verywell,"Irepliedhesitatingly.

           "Youmusttellher,"shecontinued,"thatIwouldanswerherletter,butIhavenomaterialsforwriting:notevenabookfromwhichImighttearaleaf."

           "Nobooks!"Iexclaimed."Howdoyoucontrivetoliveherewithoutthem?ifImaytakethelibertytoenquire.Thoughprovidedwithalargelibrary,I’mfrequentlyverydullattheGrange;takemybooksaway,andIshouldbedesperate!"

           "Iwasalwaysreading,whenIhadthem,"saidCatherine;"andMr.Heathcliffneverreads;sohetookitintohisheadtodestroymybooks.Ihavenothadaglimpseofoneforweeks.Onlyonce,IsearchedthroughJoseph’sstoreoftheology,tohisgreatirritation;andonce,Hareton,IcameuponasecretstockinyourroomsomeLatinandGreek,andsometalesandpoetry:alloldfriends.Ibroughtthelasthereandyougatheredthem,asamagpiegatherssilverspoons,forthemereloveofstealing!Theyareofnousetoyou;orelseyouconcealedtheminthebadspiritthatasyoucannotenjoythemnobodyelseshall.PerhapsyourenvycounselledMr.

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