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Chapter 24
Hadyoubeenbroughtupinhiscircumstances,wouldyoubelessrude?Hewasasquickandasintelligentachildaseveryouwere;andI’mhurtthatheshouldbedespisednow,becausethatbaseHeathcliffhastreatedhimsounjustly."
"Well,Ellen,youwon’tcryaboutit,willyou?"sheexclaimed,surprisedatmyearnestness."Butwait,andyoushallhearifheconnedhisABCtopleaseme;andifitwereworthwhilebeingciviltothebrute.Ientered;Lintonwaslyingonthesettle,andhalfgotuptowelcomeme.
"’I’millto-night,Catherine,love,’hesaid;‘andyoumusthaveallthetalk,andletmelisten.Come,andsitbyme.Iwassureyouwouldn’tbreakyourword,andI’llmakeyoupromiseagain,beforeyougo.’
"IknewnowthatImustn’tteasehim,ashewasill;andIspokesoftlyandputnoquestions,andavoidedirritatinghiminanyway.Ihadbroughtsomeofmynicestbooksforhim;heaskedmetoreadalittleofone,andIwasabouttocomply,whenEarnshawburstthedooropen:havinggatheredvenomwithreflection.Headvanceddirecttous,seizedLintonbythearm,andswunghimofftheseat.
"’Gettothyownroom!’hesaid,inavoicealmostinarticulatewithpassion;andhisfacelookedswelledandfurious.‘Takeherthereifshecomestoseethee;thoushalln’tkeepmeoutofthis.Begonewi’yeboth!’
"Hesworeatus,andleftLintonnotimetoanswer,nearlythrowinghimintothekitchen;andheclenchedhisfistasIfollowed,seeminglylongingtoknockmedown.
