"You should have opened a lattice and called out: but I could swear that chit is glad you didn't.

'You should have called through the window; but that chit is glad you didn't.


She's glad to be obliged to stay, I'm certain."

She's glad to be obliged to stay, I'm certain.'


At learning the chance we had missed, we both gave vent to our grief without control; and he allowed us to wail on till nine o'clock.

At learning the chance we had missed, we both wept; and he allowed us to wail on till nine o'clock.


Then he bid us go upstairs, through the kitchen, to Zillah's chamber; and I whispered my companion to obey: perhaps we might contrive to get through the window there, or into a garret, and out by its skylight.

Then he bid us go upstairs to Zillah's chamber; and I whispered to my companion to obey: thinking perhaps we might get through the window there, or out by the garret skylight.


The window, however, was narrow, like those below, and the garret trap was safe from our attempts; for we were fastened in as before.

The window, however, was too narrow, and the garret was locked.


We neither of us lay down: Catherine took her station by the lattice, and watched anxiously for morning; a deep sigh being the only answer I could obtain to my frequent entreaties that she would try to rest.

We neither of us lay down. Catherine waited by the window, and watched anxiously for morning; a deep sigh being her only answer when I begged her to rest.


I seated myself in a chair, and rocked to and fro, passing harsh judgment on my many derelictions of duty; from which, it struck me then, all the misfortunes of my employers sprang. It was not the case, in reality, I am aware; but it was, in my imagination, that dismal night; and I thought Heathcliff himself less guilty than I.

I sat in a chair, and rocked to and fro, passing harsh judgment on myself; for, that dismal night, I thought Heathcliff himself less guilty than I.


At seven o'clock he came, and inquired if Miss Linton had risen.


She ran to the door immediately, and answered, "Yes." "Here, then," he said, opening it, and pulling her out.

She ran to the door immediately, and he pulled her out.


I rose to follow, but he turned the lock again.

When I rose to follow, he turned the lock again.


"Be patient," he replied; "I'll send up your breakfast in a while."

'Be patient,' he replied; 'I'll send up your breakfast in a while.'


I thumped on the panels, and rattled the latch angrily and Catherine asked why I was still shut up?

I thumped on the panels, and rattled the latch angrily.


He answered, I must try to endure it another hour, and they went away.

He told me I must endure it another hour, and then went away.


I endured it two or three hours; at length, I heard a footstep: not Heathcliff's.

I endured it two or three hours, until at length, I heard a footstep: not Heathcliff's.


"I've brought you something to eat," said a voice; "oppen t' door!"

'I've brought you something to eat,' said a voice; 'open t' door!'


Complying eagerly, I beheld Hareton, laden with food enough to last me all day.


"Tak' it," he added, thrusting the tray into my hand.
"Stay one minute," I began.
"Nay," cried he, and retired, regardless of any prayers I could pour forth to detain him.

'Take it,' he added, thrusting the tray into my hand, and retired, ignoring my prayers.


And there I remained enclosed the whole day, and the whole of the next night; and another, and another.


Five nights and four days I remained, altogether, seeing nobody but Hareton once every morning; and he was a model of a jailor: surly, and dumb, and deaf to every attempt at moving his sense of justice or compassion.

Five nights and four days I remained, seeing nobody but Hareton; and he was a model jailor: surly, and dumb, and deaf to every appeal to his compassion.


A letter, edged with black, announced the day of my master's return.

A letter, edged with black, came from my master.


Isabella was dead; and he wrote to bid me get mourning for his daughter, and arrange a room, and other accommodations, for his youthful nephew.

Isabella was dead; and Edgar was returning with his youthful nephew.


Catherine ran wild with joy at the idea of welcoming her father back; and indulged most sanguine anticipations of the innumerable excellencies of her "real" cousin.

Catherine ran wild with joy at the idea of welcoming her father back; and looked forward to seeing her 'real' cousin.


The evening of their expected arrival came. Since early morning she had been busy ordering her own small affairs; and now attired in her new black frock-poor thing! her aunt's death impressed her with no definite sorrow-she obliged me, by constant worrying, to walk with her down through the grounds to meet them.

On the evening of their expected arrival, she persuaded me to walk with her through the grounds to meet them.


"Linton is just six months younger than I am," she chattered, as we strolled leisurely over the swells and hollows of mossy turf, under shadow of the trees.

'Linton is just six months younger than I am,' she chattered, as we strolled under the trees.


"How delightful it will be to have him for a playfellow!

'How delightful it will be to have him for a playfellow!


Aunt Isabella sent papa a beautiful lock of his hair; it was lighter than mine-more flaxen, and quite as fine.

Aunt Isabella sent papa a beautiful lock of his hair; it was lighter than mine.


I have it carefully preserved in a little glass box; and I've often thought what a pleasure it would be to see its owner.


She ran, and returned and ran again, many times before my sober footsteps reached the gate, and then she seated herself on the grassy bank beside the path, and tried to wait patiently; but that was impossible: she couldn't be still a minute.

She ran to the gate, and then sat on the grassy bank beside the path, and tried to wait patiently; but that was impossible.


"Ah, I see, some dust on the road-they are coming!

'Ah, I see some dust on the road - they are coming!'


May we not go a little way-half a mile, Ellen, only just half a mile?


Do say yes: to that clump of birches at the turn!"


At length her suspense was ended: the travelling carriage rolled in sight.

The travelling carriage rolled into sight.


Miss Cathy shrieked and stretched out her arms as soon as she caught her father's face looking from the window.

Miss Cathy shrieked and stretched out her arms as soon as she saw her father's face looking from the window.


He descended, nearly as eager as herself; and a considerable interval elapsed ere they had a thought to spare for any but themselves. While they exchanged caresses I took a peep in to see after Linton.

Edgar descended, and while they exchanged caresses I took a peep in at Linton.


He was asleep in a corner, wrapped in a warm, fur-lined cloak, as if it had been winter.

He was asleep in a corner, wrapped in a warm, fur-lined cloak.


A pale, delicate, effeminate boy, who might have been taken for my master's younger brother, so strong was the resemblance: but there was a sickly peevishness in his aspect that Edgar Linton never had.


The latter saw me looking; and having shaken hands, advised me to close the door, and leave him undisturbed; for the journey had fatigued him.

Mr Linton saw me looking; and advised me not to disturb him; for the journey had fatigued him.


Cathy would fain have taken one glance, but her father told her to come, and they walked together up the park, while I hastened before to prepare the servants.


"Now, darling," said Mr. Linton, addressing his daughter, as they halted at the bottom of the front steps: "your cousin is not so strong or so merry as you are, and he has lost his mother, remember, a very short time since; therefore, don't expect him to play and run about with you directly.

'Now, darling,' he said to his daughter, 'your cousin is not so strong or so merry as you are, and he has lost his mother, remember; so don't expect him to play and run about with you.


And don't harass him much by talking: let him be quiet this evening, at least, will you?"

Let him be quiet this evening, at least.'


"Yes, yes, papa," answered Catherine: "but I do want to see him; and he hasn't once looked out."


The carriage stopped; and the sleeper being roused, was lifted to the ground by his uncle.

Edgar and Cathy walked up to the house, while the carriage was driven round to the steps. There he roused Linton and lifted him out.


"This is your cousin Cathy, Linton," he said, putting their little hands together.

'This is your cousin Cathy, Linton,' he said, putting their little hands together.


"She's fond of you already; and mind you don't grieve her by crying to-night.

'She's fond of you already; and mind you don't grieve her by crying.


Try to be cheerful now; the travelling is at an end, and you have nothing to do but rest and amuse yourself as you please."

Try to be cheerful now; the travelling is at an end, and you can rest and amuse yourself as you please.'


"Let me go to bed, then," answered the boy, shrinking from Catherine's salute; and he put his fingers to remove incipient tears.

'Let me go to bed, then,' answered the boy, shrinking from Catherine, and starting to weep.


"Come, come, there's a good child," I whispered, leading him in.

'Come, come, there's a good child,' I whispered, leading him in.


"You'll make her weep too-see how sorry she is for you!"

'You'll make her weep too - see how sorry she is for you!'


I do not know whether it was sorrow for him, but his cousin put on as sad a countenance as himself, and returned to her father.

Certainly, his cousin looked as sad as he did.


All three entered, and mounted to the library, where tea was laid ready.

All three went to the library, where tea was laid ready.


I proceeded to remove Linton's cap and mantle, and placed him on a chair by the table; but he was no sooner seated than he began to cry afresh.

I removed Linton's cap and cloak, and placed him on a chair by the table; but he began to cry afresh.


"I can't sit on a chair," sobbed the boy.

'I can't sit on a chair,' sobbed the boy.


"Go to the sofa, then, and Ellen shall bring you some tea," answered his uncle patiently.

'Go to the sofa, then, and Ellen shall bring you some tea,' answered his uncle patiently.


He had been greatly tried, during the journey, I felt convinced, by his fretful ailing charge.

He had been greatly tried during the journey, I felt convinced, by his fretful, ailing charge.


Linton slowly trailed himself off, and lay down. Cathy carried a footstool and her cup to his side.

Linton slowly trailed off, and lay down, and Cathy carried a footstool to his side.


At first she sat silent; but that could not last: she had resolved to make a pet of her little cousin, as she would have him to be; and she commenced stroking his curls, and kissing his cheek, and offering him tea in her saucer, like a baby.

At first she sat silent; but that could not last: she had resolved to make a pet of her little cousin; and she commenced stroking his curls, and kissing his cheek, and offering him tea in her saucer, like a baby.


This pleased him, for he was not much better: he dried his eyes, and lightened into a faint smile.

This pleased him: he dried his eyes, and lightened into a faint smile.


"Oh, he'll do very well," said the master to me, after watching them a minute.

'Oh, he'll do very well,' said the master to me, watching them.


The company of a child of his own age will instil new spirit into him soon, and by wishing for strength he'll gain it."

The company of a child of his own age will give him new spirit.'


I mused to myself; and sore misgivings came over me that there was slight hope of that.

I mused to myself; I felt that there was little hope of that.


And then, I thought, how ever will that weakling live at Wuthering Heights?

I thought, how ever will that weakling live at Wuthering Heights, with Heathcliff and Hareton?


Between his father and Hareton, what playmates and instructors they'll be.


Our doubts were presently decided-even earlier than I expected.


I had just taken the children upstairs, after tea was finished, and seen Linton asleep-he would not suffer me to leave him till that was the case-I had come down, and was standing by the table in the hall, lighting a bedroom candle for Mr. Edgar, when a maid stepped out of the kitchen and informed me that Mr. Heathcliff's servant Joseph was at the door, and wished to speak with the master.

I had just taken the children upstairs to bed, and had come back down, when a maid informed me that Joseph was at the door, and wished to speak with the master.


"I shall ask him what he wants first," I said, in considerable trepidation. "A very unlikely hour to be troubling people, and the instant they have returned from a long journey.

'It is an unlikely hour to be troubling people, and the instant they have returned from a long journey,' I said.


Joseph had advanced through the kitchen as I uttered these words, and now presented himself in the hall. He was donned in his Sunday garments, with his most sanctimonious and sourest face, and, holding his hat in one hand, and his stick in the other, he proceeded to clean his shoes on the mat.

However, Joseph had advanced through the kitchen as I uttered these words, and now presented himself in his Sunday clothes, with his most sanctimonious and sourest face.


"What business brings you here to-night?"


"It's Maister Linton I mun spake to," he answered, waving me disdainfully aside.

'It's Master Linton I must speak to,' he answered, waving me disdainfully aside.


"Mr. Linton is going to bed; unless you have something particular to say, I'm sure he won't hear it now," I continued.

'Mr. Linton is going to bed; unless you have something particular to say, I'm sure he won't hear it now,' I continued.


"You had better sit down in there, and entrust your message to me."

'You had better entrust your message to me.'


pursued the fellow, surveying the range of closed doors.

he pursued, surveying the range of closed doors.


I perceived he was bent on refusing my mediation, so very reluctantly I went up to the library, and announced the unseasonable visitor, advising that he should be dismissed till next day.

Reluctantly I went to the library, and announced him.


Mr. Linton had no time to empower me to do so, for Joseph mounted close at my heels, and, pushing into the apartment, planted himself at the far side of the table, with his two fists clapped on the head of his stick, and began in an elevated tone, as if anticipating opposition-

But Joseph followed close at my heels, and, pushing into the room, began in a high tone, as if anticipating opposition:


"Hathecliff has sent me for his lad, and I munn't goa back 'bout him."

'Heathcliff has sent me for his lad, and I mustn't go back without him.'


Edgar Linton was silent a minute; an expression of exceeding sorrow overcast his features: he would have pitied the child on his own account; but, recalling Isabella's hopes and fears, and anxious wishes for her son, and her commendations of him to his care, he grieved bitterly at the prospect of yielding him up, and searched in his heart how it might be avoided.

Edgar Linton was silent a minute; sorrow overcast his features. Recalling Isabella's anxious wishes for her son, he grieved bitterly at the prospect of yielding him up, and searched in his heart how it might be avoided.


No plan offered itself: the very exhibition of any desire to keep him would have rendered the claimant more peremptory: there was nothing left but to resign him.

No plan offered itself: there was nothing left but to resign him.


However, he was not going to rouse him from his sleep.


"Tell Mr. Heathcliff," he answered calmly, "that his son shall come to Wuthering Heights to-morrow.

'Tell Mr. Heathcliff,' he answered calmly, 'that his son shall come to Wuthering Heights tomorrow.


He is in bed, and too tired to go the distance now.

He is in bed, and too tired to travel now.


You may also tell him that the mother of Linton desired him to remain under my guardianship; and, at present, his health is very precarious."

You may also tell him that Linton's mother desired him to remain under my guardianship; and, at present, his health is very precarious.'


said Joseph, giving a thud with his prop on the floor, and assuming an authoritative air.


Hathecliff maks noa 'count o' t' mother, nor ye norther; but he'll heu' his lad; und I mun tak' him-soa now ye knaw!"

'Heathcliff makes no account o' the mother; he'll have his lad; and I must take him - so now yah know!'


"Walk down stairs at once, and repeat to your master what I have said.

'Walk downstairs at once, and repeat to your master what I have said.


And, aiding the indignant elder with a lift by the arm, he rid the room of him and closed the door.

And, aiding the indignant elder with his arm, he rid the room of him and closed the door.


"To-morn, he's come hisseln, and thrust _him_ out, if ye darr!"

'To-morn, he'll come hisself; and thrust him out, if yah dare!'