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Chapter 8
Don’ttakeon,andfretaboutittoomuch!itcan’tbehelped.Andbesides,youshouldhaveknownbetterthantochoosesucharushofalass!’"
"Andwhatdidthemasteranswer?"Ienquired.
"Ithinkheswore;butIdidn’tmindhim,Iwasstrainingtoseethebairn,"andshebeganagaintodescribeitrapturously.I,aszealousasherself,hurriedeagerlyhometoadmire,onmypart;thoughIwasverysadforHindley’ssake.Hehadroominhisheartonlyfortwoidols—hiswifeandhimself:hedotedonboth,andadoredone,andIcouldn’tconceivehowhewouldbeartheloss.
WhenwegottoWutheringHeights,therehestoodatthefrontdoor;and,asIpassedin,Iasked,"Howwasthebaby?"
"Nearlyreadytorunabout";hereplied,puttingonacheerfulsmile.
"Andthemistress?"Iventuredtoenquire;"thedoctorsaysshe’s-"
"Damnthedoctor!"heinterrupted,reddening."Francesisquiteright;she’llbeperfectlywellbythistimenextweek.Areyougoingupstairs?willyoutellherthatI’llcome,ifshe’llpromisenottotalk.Ileftherbecauseshewouldnotholdhertongue;andshemust—tellherMr.Kennethsaysshemustbequiet."
IdeliveredthismessagetoMrs.Earnshaw;sheseemedinflightyspirits,andrepliedmerrily:"Ihardlyspokeaword,Ellen,andtherehehasgoneouttwice,crying.
