I divined, from this account, that utter lack of sympathy had rendered young Heathcliff selfish and disagreeable, if he were not so originally; and my interest in him, consequently, decayed: though still I was moved with a sense of grief at his lot, and a wish that he had been left with us. 
I gathered that Linton was selfish and disagreeable, and my interest in him decayed: though I still wished he had been left with us. 