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Chapter 16
Iinstinctivelyechoedthewordsshehadutteredafewhoursbefore:"Incomparablybeyondandaboveusall!Whetherstillonearthornowinheaven,herspiritisathomewithGod!"
Idon’tknowifitbeapeculiarityinme,butIamseldomotherwisethanhappywhilewatchinginthechamberofdeath,shouldnofrenziedordespairingmournersharethedutywithme.Iseeareposethatneitherearthnorhellcanbreak,andIfeelanassuranceoftheendlessandshadowlesshereafter—theEternitytheyhaveentered—wherelifeisboundlessinitsduration,andloveinitssympathy,andjoyinitsfulness.InoticedonthatoccasionhowmuchselfishnessthereiseveninalovelikeMr.Linton’s,whenhesoregrettedCatherine’sblessedrelease!Tobesure,onemighthavedoubted,afterthewaywardandimpatientexistenceshehadled,whether,shemeritedahavenofpeaceatlast.Onemightdoubtinseasonsofcoldreflection;butnotthen,inthepresenceofhercorpse.Itasserteditsowntranquillity,whichseemedapledgeofequalquiettoitsformerinhabitants.
Doyoubelievesuchpeoplearehappyintheotherworld,sir?I’dgiveagreatdealtoknow.
IdeclinedansweringMrs.Dean’squestion,whichstruckmeassomethingveryheterodox.Sheproceeded—
RetracingthecourseofCatherineLinton,Ifearwehavenorighttothinksheis;butwe’llleaveherwithherMaker.
Themasterlookedasleep,andIventuredsoonaftersunrisetoquittheroomandstealouttothepurerefreshingair.
