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Chapter 8
"Andyoutoldadeliberateuntruth!"hesaid.
"Ididn’t!"shecried,recoveringherspeech;"Ididnothingdeliberately.Well,go,ifyouplease—getaway!AndnowI’llcry—I’llcrymyselfsick!"
Shedroppeddownonherkneesbyachair,andsettoweepinginseriousearnest.Edgarperseveredinhisresolutionasfarasthecourt;therehelingered.Iresolvedtoencouragehim.
"Missisdreadfullywayward,sir,"Icalledout."Asbadasanymarredchild:you’dbetterberidinghome,orelseshewillbesickonlytogrieveus."
Thesoftthinglookedaskancethroughthewindow:hepossessedthepowertodepart,asmuchasacatpossessesthepowertoleaveamousehalfkilled,orabirdhalfeaten.Ah,Ithought,therewillbenosavinghim:he’sdoomed,andfliestohisfate!Andsoitwas:heturnedabruptly,hastenedintothehouseagain,shutthedoorbehindhim;andwhenIwentinawhileaftertoinformthemthatEarnshawhadcomehomerabiddrunk,readytopullthewholeplaceaboutourears(hisordinaryframeofmindinthatcondition),Isawthequarrelhadmerelyeffectedacloserintimacy—hadbrokentheoutworksofyouthfultimidity,andenabledthemtoforsakethedisguiseoffriendship,andconfessthemselveslovers.
IntelligenceofMr.Hindley’sarrivaldroveLintonspeedilytohishorse,andCatherinetoherchamber
