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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,Icameuponasecretstockinyourroom—someLatinandGreek,andsometalesandpoetry:alloldfriends.Ibroughtthelasthere—andyougatheredthem,asamagpiegatherssilverspoons,forthemereloveofstealing!Theyareofnousetoyou;orelseyouconcealedtheminthebadspiritthatasyoucannotenjoythemnobodyelseshall.PerhapsyourenvycounselledMr.
