"Heathcliff dead!" I exclaimed, astonished. "How long ago?"
"Three months since: but sit down, and let me take your hat, and I'll tell you all about it. Stop, you have had nothing to eat, have you?"
"I want nothing: I have ordered supper at home. You sit down too. I never dreamt of his dying! Let me hear how it came to pass. You say you don't expect them back for some time-the young people?"

'Heathcliff dead!' I exclaimed, astonished. 'How long ago?'
'Three months since: but sit down, and let me take your hat, and I'll tell you all about it.'
'I never dreamt of his dying! Let me hear how it came to pass. You say you don't expect the young people back for some time?'
