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Mr Heathcliff
Lockwood's diary
he year is 1801 and it is now the end of November Two days ago I came to live in rhis old house Thrushcross Grange. The countryside hcre in Yokshire is beautiful the most beauiful in Englarcl! There is a parkraround dre house, and beyond thc park there are dre moors?. I have come to this wild and lonely part of northern England becauseI want to be alone - away from everyone I know. The housekeeper here at Thrr.rshcross Grange is a middle-aged woman called Nelly Dean. She looks after mc well, bur she is very quiet. So t shall have a peacefultime. This is a lonely place and no one lives nearby.The village of Grange Cimmerton is six miles away.I havc rcntedr Thrushcross for a year from my neaest reighbour, Mr Heathcliff. He lives four miles awa I have just retumed from a visir to Mr Heathiliff. He is an unfriendly rnan who likes to he alone. He wasstandingby a gateas I aivcd at his house,ear\ this 'Are you Mr Heathcliffl' I asked. He noddedhis head, but did not spcakto me. 'l'm Lockwood, you new tenant at Thrushcross Grange,' I said politely. 'I thought I "hould call ona yo.' He leant on thc gateand staredat me. At lasthe said,'Come in.' Then he tuned and walked away from me towards the

I had thought that Mr Heathclilf would look like a farmer, nur I ua. 'urprised. Hi- clnhe.re madc.f fine ,Lcr\ He r' a nnd.ome man bur he lo"k. rkea glpl'. Hi- e1e'"rc dart and his hair is black. Mr Heathcliff\ house is called lvuthering Heights and it is not a cornfortable house like Thushcross Grange. The house is on the top of the moon whee the weather is often very bad. There are strong winds and fiece storms so the house has been built with thick stone walls and very small, narow windows. Above the front door, the date 1500 is carved into the stone. There is also a name Haeton Earnshaw cut into the stone. Perhaps Hareton Eamshaw was the first owner of the house. I only saw one of the rooms inside the house. It had a stone floo a large wooden table, a settle6and a ferv wooden chairs. And therc wee lots of dogs evetyrvhere. I decided that I liked my unfriendly landlord. But some, thing unpleasant happened rvhile I was at Vuthering Heights. Mr Heathcliffwent out of dre room to ger somewine ad I tried to make friends with one of the dogs. lt immediately snapped and snarled at me. Then some of the other dogs attacked me 'You shouid never have left me alone with these dangerous dogsl'I cried to him as he cameback into the room. 'Don't touch rhe dogs,' Mr Heathcliff said. 'They won't harmTyou ifyou leavethem alone.' I tried to forget about what had happened and I continued our conve$ation. I think Mr Heathclilf is a gentlemars and an intelligent man, so I have decidedto visit him again tomorrow. when I said I would visir him again. He was not very pleased I have now decided that I do not understand my neighbour, Mr Heathcliff. h was a cold I visited Vuthering Heights again yesterday. after lunch I lef Thrushcross Grange misty aftemoon when and

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to walk acoss the moo$. I did not know that the moors are dangerousif the weather becomesbad. The moos wee bleake. I saw no one. A bitterly cold wind was blowing. By the time I arrived at my neighbourk house, snon' was falling and I was very, very cold. I knocked loudly on the door but no one came to let me in. I went round to the farmyardrO at the back of the house and, at last, I found one of the seNants in a bam. He spoke so strangely that it was difficult to understandwhat he said. But I did undersandthat he was a o1dman. very rude, unpleasant 'You'll flnd t'master behind t'bams!,' he said. 'Go and find him if you want. He won't be pleasedto seeyou. Therek no one in t'house except t'missis. She won't let you in and I won't ask her to let you in.' The snow was falling fast and I was angry now. I decided to go and knock loudly on the front door again. But suddenly a young man weaing diry untidy clothes came into the ban. 'You come with me,'he said rudely.He took me into the house, to the room where I had been the day before. There was a bright fire ard there were plates and knives ard forks on the table eady for a meal. lmmediately I started to feel happier Sitting near the fire was a young woman. She must be 't'missis'- Mr Heathcliffl wife I drought. She stared at me and said nodring. 'ltt a very coid da' I said politely. The woman still saidnothing. in the house I spoke again to her. 'l thought toda' I said.'No one heard me knocking on the door.' Then the young man spoke.'Sit down he'll be here soon.' | 'ar dornanJ rhqrew. .ilLncc The woman and the young man stared at me as if they hated me. Was the young man a servant or a relaive of Mr Heacliffl He was untidy and dirty, but he did not behave like a senant. At last Mr Heathcliff anived.

Mr Heathcff
'Here I am,' t said cheefully to him. 'l said I would visit you again. t will have to stay for a short time until it stops snowing.' 'lt won't stop snowing today,' said my landlod. 'You were stupid to walk across the rnoon in this weather.' 'Oh. Could you ask someone to show me the way back to tJusncfosq Lrranger r :rsKeo. not,' he replied. I could 'No, Then he tumed to the woman. 'Go ad make the tea,' he said. 'ls he to have ary tea?'she asked,pointing at me. 'Get the tea!' shouted Mr Heathcliff. I now stopped believing that this savage,bad-tempered marr was a gendeman. But I was polite to him. \lhen the tea was ready and we were all sittine around the table, I spoke again. 'lt must be dilficuir living in such a wild place,'I said to Mr Heathcliff. 'But you and your wife -' 'My wife is dead,sir,'he said. dead. He did not sound sad thar his wife rva's young woman 'Oh!'I said,and I looked at the 'Mrs Heathcliff is my daughter-in.1aw,' said my landlord. He looked at he as if he hated her. So she must be married to the young an who was siting besideme, I ought. He wasmaking loud noisesashe dnnk his 'l understadl'l said to the young man. 'This young lady is The young man's face went red with anger hut he did not sry anything. said Mr Heathcliff 'She 'l said she was rny dar:ghter-in-law,' was marded to my son. 'But,' he went on, 'this young marr is certainly not my son. My son is dead.' He did not soundsadthat his son wasdead. 'My name is Hareton Eamshaw,' dre young man said to me.

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l_u_a.\en dihrcJlr ro rll r" rhe.ee"ple I wenr r" l""l our of,rhewrndou I hc .n.u w f,illinei.n | ,r "nd ir .o\e.o everyrhmg. 'How am I going to find my way home?,I asked. Bur,no one waslisteningto me. Mr Heathcliff and the young man left the room. Mrs Heathcliff stmred to rake the plaies o the table. The old man, Joseph,hrought somefood for ihe dogs. He spoke roughly to Mrs Heathclif. I realtzedr2 thar r Heathdtlf and Joseph hared each other too. All the people who lived in rhis strangehousehated each other. 'You'e wicked like your rnothe'said the old man to Ms Hearhcliff. 'You'll go to the devil like your mother.' rrghr. replre<t rhe youngwcm.,n T\e derrl _'Ye".ve., L,hr'. will hetp me ro rnkeyou Lll. The old ma moved backwads away from her. ,you,re wickedl \lickedl'he said,as he left the oonr. I tried again to get somehe1p. _ 'ls there someone who carr shorv me how ro get back to Thrushcross Grange a farmworker perhapsl, I aske. ,, '\o,'9he replied. 'There ae no farmworkes_ there's just Heathclilfand Haeton and Josephard Zillah and me., 'Then I will have to stay here tonight,, I said. The young woman did nor know ;hat to say.,l don,t kncw. You'll have ro askHeathclifi, she replied at last, At thar moment Heathcliff eturned. I askedhim if I could stay at \luthering Heights for the nisht_ _ 'Theret no oom for strangen here,,he said. 'you,ll have o sleepin_abed with Josephor Haeton ifyou warlr ro stay.' I did not warr to sleepin a bed wirh eithe oftheln! 'I'11 sleepon a chair in this oorn,' I said. ,l ..'Youwill nor,'ieplied Hearhcliff. will not have a srranger walking around in my housewhile I am asleep. . _I was so angry that I left the houseimmediatel It was very dark and the snow coveredeverything.I walked around outside,

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iooking for the gate our of the farmyard. I was surprised when I heard Hareton speak from the door of the house.'l'll go with him,'he said. ,You wll go ard feed . 'No, yorLwon't,'replied Heatlcliff the hoses.' 'ft is more important to look after a man rhan to look after tJre horses,' said t}le yotng woman. 'Keep quieti' said Heathcliff savagely. 'When he dies on the moors,,she said, ,l hope his ghost comesback to hauntll you.' ,Oh, Then I head Joseph's voice behind me in rhe darkness. you're wicked, wickedl You'll go to the devil.' I found Josephin the barn with some cows.He had a small latem and I quickly got hold of it. Then I made my way through the snow to the gate. 'I'll bring the lantem back tomorrowt, I shouted. But Josephcalled out to Heathcliff that I was srealing his latem. Then the old man sent two dogs after me. They p;[ed me down onto_theground.The dogswould not let me srandup until Heathclif and Hareton came ro help me. Both men were lau-qhing. My nose was bleeding and I was very angry, but I could not think of anything to sa _At lar Zillah, the seant, came into the farmyard. She took me to the kitchen arrd gave me some brandy. eathcliff sroodand looked at me. 'Find him somewhere to sieep,'he said ro Zillah.

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CatAernleErnshtll, on the floor. Hindley was so angry tlt he sent the boy and girl to rooms in dlflerent pans of the house. But Catherine ard Heathcliff escaped from the house and ran away to thc moo$ for the rest of the day. I started to feel sleepy and stopped reading Catherine Eamshaw's story I soon fell asleep and started to deam l dreamt that it was morning and that Joseph was going to show me the way home. But irstead he took me to a church in the village of Gimmerton, near \luthering Heights. I had to listen ro the ministe's sermonLa.I dreamt that the sermon was very, very long and that I stood up and shouted at the minister' The ministe was banging a long stick on the floor. Then suddenly I was awake. There was a rree branch banging on the window. That was rhe banging I had heard in mv dream, and dreamingagain.In my dream,I could Soon I was asleep still hear the tree branch barging on the window. ln mv dream, I sat up to open the windorv so I could stop the noise of rhe branch. The window would not open so I smashedmy hand though the glass. I got hold of the branch to break it off. But, to my horro! it was not a brarch. It was a small, cold hand. 'Let me in,' a childt voice cried. 'Who are youl' I asked. I tried to take my hard away, but the child would not let go (r1it. 'l'm Catherine Linton. I've come home,' the voice said As the voice spohe, I saw the childt face through the broken window. I was te.rified and the chlld would not let go of mv hand. My terror made me cruel and I pulled the hand against the broken glass.Blood an down onto the bed Again the voice cried,'Let me in! Let me in!' 'l'll never let you in,' t cried. 'lf you askedfor twentv veas' I would not let you inl' "Iwenty years...'the voice replied. 'l've been out here fo

Catherint.Eonshaw
evening, Zillah took me upstairs to a smallbedLil:._: ".
'Don'r make any noise,' she said. 'My master doesn't like anyone to sleep in this bedroom. But this is the only bed in the housethat no one uses.' Afte she had left the room, I got into bed and looked aound me. On the shelf where I had put my candle there was some writing. I could see it was a child's writing. The words were cut into the wood. There were many diffecnt sizesof letrers. At first I thought that drey all spelt the same name: Catherine Earnshaw. Then, when I looked more carefull I saw rhat the name was sometimesCatherine Heathclif and sometimes Carherine Linton. The writer did not know whar she wanted to be called. On the same shelf I found some old books. They all had Catheine Eamshawt name in them. And she had written in them all. The girl had written about herselfand her life. Carherine's story was not a happy one- Catherine Lsmshaw and someonecalled Heathcliff were friends. They walked on the moo$, they played togerher and they spent all their time together. \las this Mr Heathclifi - rny landlord? Then, afrer Caherinet father died, her bother, Hindley, looked afte her. He and his wife, Frances,disliked Heathcliff, and they kept Catherine away from him. They nade Heathcliff into a senant. Catheine was very miserable.'l never thought rhar HrnJlel unuld male me ' ry, .h. rrote Joseph madc Catherine and Heathcliff miserable too. Catherine wrote abour a Sundaywhen Josephmade them read religiousbooks for thce hous. The children threw the books

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I rvrsso teniflcd that I shouted out and NoLc mvself up. I alsowolc my lanJlor.l r'ho came running into d\e rootn 'Dea Cod, Mr Lochr,oodl' shouted Heathclitf. '\fhat re you dohg in herel vlro let you sleepin this rcrmi' ' He ras rvhite with fear and he u'asrrcmbLingr5. 'Zillah brought rnc herel' I cied l wes still trcmbling ftcr my terrible drearn.'She shouldn't have maile rc leep 'n I '\lhat do you nreln?' bv tle ghost ol 'l nas attacked,' I replied 'l was attrckecl mv llreans Catheine I-inon.'And I rold Hcrthcliffabot quictlv that I hc said A first, HcahcLifflooked angry.Then musr sleepin his o$,n roLrmfbr thc rest o{ t}re night. I rnrnetl to leave thc roorn, bur then I lookeclback. I tlont n And I saw somcihing verTstrange. L<now Lleathcliff pulletl oFen the r'indou'. He gor olto the bed and pur his heaclout of the rvindou' Tearswerc pouring down 'Cathy, coure inl Comc inl'he cried.'Cath1', c.nc to me this time. Carhy, my darling - hear mc, pleasel' I was vcry upset.I n'ent clollnstairsand sravcdtbr thc rcst oi rhe night in the klrchen. \{/hen I ieft \utllefing Heiellts Lo retum to Thnxhcross Clne., l q,. .urr.* l l,r hel'. rr,,'rre urrh rn lh' r"J' rrrJ rl. n\\ sr ,!1 ,hi.l ,r'J .^\.r-l 'll 'n. have becn lost lt ook utuld soon help, I \lithour lleahcLiiI's cold when I got very, very I I'as fru hours to eet bck an.l I put on sone dry clothes and sat by rhe fire in the kitchen hot colfce. But I felt tired antl ill The rnoorsare dnnking sc,rnc blcak aml lonely and the people I hve met are strangc and unfriendly. I came Yorkshirc to be alone, but nrw I clon't wanr to be alone any longer. coldhand I u.a -w11, But . . . it lru\ not a br;ncl. 'Let me in,' a.hil's .'oicecrie.'Irt tv in . . .'

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Eanuhur Caerine

\7hen Mrs Dean, the housekeepe brought me my evening meal, I asked her to sit wih me while I ate it. t hoped that she was a woman who liked ro talk. 'Have you lived here a long timel' I asked. 'Eighteen years,'Mrs Dean replied. 'l came here when my mistressrmarried Mr Edgar Linton. And afrcr she died, I stayed here as the housekeeper.' 'This is a much moe comfotable house than \ltheing Heights,' I said. 'Why doesn't Mr Hethcliff live here? V/hy does he rent ThrushcrossGrange to a tenantl Isn't he a rich manl' 'He's very rich, sirl' Mrs Dean eplied. 'No one knows how much money he has. But he's greedy too he always wants more money so he wants the rent a tenant will pay him. lt is strage that he is so greedybecause he has no family-' 'He had a son who died, didn't hel' I asked. 'Ad his son was married to the young lady at Wuthering Heights.' 'Yes,thatt ight,'eplied Mrs Dean.'She is calledCatherine. She is the daughter of my dead master, Mr Edgar Linton.' 'So, Thrushcross Grange used to be oq'ned by the Linton famil' I said. 'Yes,'replied Mrs Dean. 'There were Lintons at Thushcoss Crange and Eamshaws ar Vurhering Heighrs.' 'Who is Hareron Eamshaw?' I asked.'ls he a eladrn of Mr Heathclifrl' 'No, sir. He is the nephew of my dead mistess.She was called Catherine Eamshawbefore she manied my master,Mr Linton.' 'Si' she wenr on, 'you have been to lluthe ng Heights. Please tell me how is young Mrs Heathcliff?' 'She looked very we1l,but I do not think she is very happ' I replied. 'Oh deal And what did you thinli ol rhe masterl' 'M Heathclilll He seems to be a very hard, unfriendly man,

Mrs Dea.' 'Yes he's as rough and hard as the stoneson thc moors,' said Mrs Llean. 'Why is he such a hard manl'I asked.'Do vou know anvthing about him' 'l do not know where he was bom, who his parents\{creor how he bccamerichl'replied Mrs Dean. 'But I do knorv how he has cheatedlT Hareton Earnshaw, even if the poor young man doesnot know it himselfl' you could tell me the storv ofmy 'Mrs Dean,'l said,'perhaps sleep if I go to bed. I do not think I will ncishboursl l do not feel very wel1. I think I have a fevcr. Pleasesit and talk to me fo 'Oh certainl sir,' she replied. She was pleased that I wanted to be friendi She brought me a hot dink, then sat down rvith me by the fire in the kitcher'

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NeLIy Dean'sstory
y mother was one of the Eamshaws' sevants at Wuthering Heights and I lived there when I was a child. Mr and Mri Eamshaw had two children Hindley who was about the same age as me, and Cadreine rvho was eight years younger Ve called Catherine, Cathy. yea$ ago, in the summerof 1771,when Hindley was _ Thify founeen and Cathy was six, thei fathe went away to Liverpool Mr Eamshaw was gone for three days and when he got home late one night, he brought something sange with him. He broughr a child. Mr Eamshaw caied the child into the house and put it dowrr in front of us.The child wasa dirty, black,hairedboy. Mrs Eamshawwas arrgy with her husband.,Where did you get that gypsy?' she asked.'You must send him away., But her husband refused. 'l found tie child on the steets of Liverpool,'he said. 'He was cold and hungry anu no one Knew where he came from. I could not leave him here, so I brought him home with me.' M Eamshaw told me to wash the boy, give him some cloes and to put him in the same bedroom as Hindley arld Cath He said the boy was to be called Heathcliff. No one ever gavethe boy a secondname. Ar fiftt, neirhe Cathy nor Hindley wanted the boy in their

house.But after a few days,rhings changed.Hindley began ro hate Heathcliff, but Cathy began to like him. She was a wild and mischievous girl and it rvas difficult to like her But HeLhclrn liled her nd be.ameher tLend. I hated Heathclif{too, at first. Hindley and I usedto hit him and hurt him as much as we could. But he never cried perhaps he ua. u'ed ro penle rrea,rngrs hrm badl) \?hen Mr Eamshaw found out that Hindley was treating Heathcliff badly, he was vey angry From that time onwards, he loved Headrcliff much more than he loved his son. The childenk morher, Mrs Earnshaw, died two years later, in 1?73,and soon afrer that I stoppedharing Heathciiff. ln the winter of 1?73,all the children were ill and I had to look alter them. Cathy and Hindley were miserableand they behaved badly. But Heathcliff, who was much more i1l than they were, was quiet and never cried. He was much easierto look afrer rhan the other two ard I began ro like him a litde more. And, when the doctor told me that I had saved Heathcliff's life by looking after hirn so wcll, I felt pleased.But I knew that Heathclilf rvasn't quiet because he was a gentle child. He wasquiet because he was hard. Once, Mr Eamshaw bought two young horses for the boys. Heathcliff immediatelytook dre best horsc,bur it soon became 'Yo must give rne your horse now,' he said to Hindley. 'lf you clont, I'11tell your father thar you've beaten me three rimes Hindley was much bigger and stronger than Heathcliff, and he pickcd up a heavy stone to throw at hifll. 'Go on, throw itl' shou.ed Heathcliff. 'Then l'll tell your father what you saidl You said that you'll throw me out20of the housewhcn he\ dead.' Hindley threw the stone. lt hit Heathclilf on rhe chesr ard knockcd him to the ground.

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Ttu SrangeChilJ
Cathyk behaviourbecarneworseand worse.Sometimesshe shouted a me or tried to hit me, even if we were playing a gane. She behaved badly to everybod even Hearhclif-but he did not mind what shesaid or did. He would do anythhg for her. And she alwayswanted to be with him. The best way we could punish2l Cathy was to keep her awayfrom Heathcliff. ln Ocrober 1777, Mr Earnshawdied. It was a wild, windy evcning. Cathy sat on thc floo with he head on her fathert knee. Heathcliff lay with his head on Cathyk knee. The old man l'as touching Carhy's hair gentiy and she sang to hin very quietl Soon hc was asleep,and when loseph tried to uake him late he found that his mastcrwnsdead. I tried to rake the children go ro bed, bur Car$ wanted to kisshcr fathe bcforc shewent to bed. I could not stop her. 'Oh, he'sdead,Heathcliffl Hc'.sdcadl' shecried ou. She and Heathcliff cried and cried, and soon I was crying too. But later that night when I went upstairsto scc them, I found that they were very happy togcthcr. They were telling each other that heaven was beautlful and that Mr Eanshaw would be happy there. As I listened,I wished that wc could all be ir such a peacefulplace,awayfrom this hard world. Hindley came home lor his fatle's funcral, and he brcught a wife with himl She was calied Frances and at fir wc liked her. Hindley was very rnuch in love with her and he woold do anything she askedhin to do. She was a thin young woman with bright cycs.Bur she had a bad cough. She told rne that she was very afraid of dying, but I did not think rnuch about what she said. Hindley was the master of \futhering Heights now and he rnade many changes. He ordered Joseph and mc o bchave like servants. \le had to stay in the kitchen, instead of cating our mealswith the family. When she first carne to Wuthering Heights, Franccslovecl

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,and I hope you fall o]f .'Thke my horse,' shouted Hindle your and break neck.' As he got older, Mr Earnsharv becameangry with Hindley more and more often. At lasr, he decidedto send Hindley away to collcge. After Hindley went Awayj Carhy and Heathcliff became closerfriends.They were alwaystogcrher either in the house or on long walLs over the moors_ But li{e was not pcacetul.It wasJosephwho causcdtouble. He.wasa very religiousoid rnan.\lhen he tied to make Cathy and Heathclif{ read religiousbooks for many hours, they ofte; behavedbadly.

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It was cold and dark and it was raining. I was woried and opened my bedroom window so I could see them when they etumed. Afte a while, I heard footstepson the road and saw the light from a lantern. I ran downstairs ad opened the door. But only Heathcliff was there. '\X/here\ Cathyl' I asked quickly. 'Shet at Thrushcross Grange,'he said. '\lhy did you go drere?Hindley will be very angry with you now,' I said.'He'll throw you out of the house.' 'l don't care about Hindley,' he said. 'Let me in and I'11tell you what happened.' At that time, ThrushcrossCrange belongedto e Linton family. They were a rich family with tu'o children, Edgar and Isabclla.The children were nealy the same age as Heathcliff and Cathy. Edgar was fifteen and lsabella was twelve. But the Lintons and rhe Eanshawsdid not kow each other rvell. Vhile Heathcliff took off his wet clothes, he told me what had happcnedthar night. 'We wce out on the moors and we saw the lights at ThrushcrossGrange,'he said. 'So we decided to go and see what the Linrons were doing. We wanted to see if Edgar and lsabella Linton are punished by their parents like we are by Hindley and Joseph.We climbed ontr a window iedger2and looked in through the window of the sitting,roorn. It was very beautiful, Nelly. k was all white and gold, with ed chairs ard carpets.Cathy and I could be so happy in a room like that! But Edgar and Isabella weren't happy. They wefe crying and fighting over a little dog! What stupid childrenl We laughed and laughedat them.' I asked.'Vhat happenedto Cathyl' 'But what happened?' . 'Edgar and Isabella heard us laughing,'he said. 'Then we made honible noises to frighten them and they called for thei parents. Mr Linton sent their dogs out into the garden. \le jumped dorvn off the window ledge and tried to run away but

Cathy. She calied Cathy her new sister.She ralked to he all the time, kissedher and gave her pesents. But then she got tired of her And when Francesbegan to dislike Cath Hindley began to dislike his sistertoo. Then Francesdecided that she dido't like Heathcliff, and Hindley quickly emembeedhow much he hared him. He made Heathcliff live with us in the kitchen, instead of living with the family. Heathcltffhad been taught by rhe minister but now Hindley ended his education. He made him work on the farm. At first, Heathclilldid not carethar Hindleyhad stoppedhis lessons wirh the minisrer.Cathy taught him what she learnt in her lessons,and they often ran away to the moors rogether and stayed away all day. They were growing up as wild as animals. Hindley did not care what they did. He was only interestedin his wife. But Josephand the minister becameangry when Cathy and Heathcliff did not go to church on Sundays. Joseph made Hindley punish them. Heathcliff was often beaten and Cathy was kept away from him. Cathy was very unlappy, but I could not help either of them. Our lives continued liLe rhis, Heahcliff and Cathy became wilder and wilder They listened to no one. They did whatever they wanted to do. Hindley was often angry but they did not Then, one Sunda somethinehappenedwhich changedall Cathy and Hearhcliff disappeared. When it was time for suppet no one knew where they were. Hindley made me search all over he house and farm. \(/hen I couldnt find thcm, he became so angry that he odered me to lock all the doors of the 'They can stay ot all nightl'he shouted.

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Cathy fell and a dog gor hold of her foor. 'l got a stone and pushedit into dre dog\ mourh so I could get Cathyt foot out. Then a servant ran up and found us. He saw that Cathy was a young giI. He picked her up and caied he into the house.I shoutedand sworeulat him and followed them. '"\hatk going onT" shoutedMr Linron. ' "ltt somerobbers,si" the sen ant said."A girl and a dirty, tough gt psy boy." 'Then Edgarrecognizedzl us, Nelly. think itk Catherine Eamshaw,Farher," he said. "l've ' "l seenher in church sometirnes." 'Then M Linton rememberedrne too. "You're that gypsy boy that Mr Eamshawbrought from Liverpool, aren't you?"he said. "'Father," said kabella, "Look at Miss Eamshaw'sfoot. ft's bleedingvery badly." 'So, drey decidedthat Cathy had to stay with thern because she was hurt. But they threw me out, Nelly. They wouldn't let 'l went back, and looked in the window agah. I wasgoing to smashit and get in and take Cathy home if she rvarred ro go. But she was happy. She was lying in a chair by the fire wearing clean clorhesand there was a white bandageon he foot. Thosc stupid Linton children were starding looking at her. 'l'n not suprised that they were looking at her, Nell'said Heathcliff 'She is so much betc than rhem, isn'r shel Cathy is better than everyoneelsein the wo1d.'

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tr''r'd /-\"rhr.r 'ied wrrh the Li'ron' for,r\e ueel" l'nccs qer aughr Lrnr'rn' fhe ro dre".' .' ,n rool her rrerr) \-t to \lurhering she retned her ro be a young lady. And when Heights it was hard to rccognire her. 1".u-e hn-e for Christmas arrd as Hindlev lifted her down from her hose, he cricd, '\lh Cathv' vou are beautiftrl The tioss ran ro he, but she would not touch them because she did noi want to gct he new clo*res dirtv' She gave mc a ecnrlel.. ll,en .he l"oted '"und f"r Helh' hil Hearh.ln ua. hrding beh'nd rhe'err'e rn rhe I'rch'r' I don't think he knew what to do rvhen he sarv rhe beautitul voune lady with clean white hands ad a fine rew dress' rl* nor,r' diier than ever. I had made hirn wash i*.Ltlf himselfoncc a week b.tno one elsehad cared about hrm whlle His skln and clothcs werc clirtv and his black oilv *ut "rvuv. hair was lons and untidY. It was Hindley who found Heathcliff l ink he waspleascd to seehow unpleasantHeathcliff looked. iH*thclifi, .o*. and welcome Miss Carherine home likc he said. the other servants,' Vhen Carhy saw Heathcliff, she ran and held hiln and she kissed him agaiir and again. Then suddenlv she stopped and steppeJback anJ srartedro laugh 'lHow runn\ nd drl|r rnd hid '(nfer.J vou lonll 'hc 'id t've been with Edgarand Isabellaand they're so 'Thtt because cre ,nd ,idy H,r . r.u rorq'rt'n, mc. H'ah' lrff:' 'n g". H.oih.till wo. c'hnmcd' nd he w' anen nd hc

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'Come nor; Hcathclifl You nay shake hands with Miss Catlerine,' said Hindley. Ir. rr'rI'Lrgh n. H. h rrr '\,' rred ' ' 'l dirin\ mean ro laugir at you,' sairlCathy,'but vo Lookso srrange.lf you wlsh your facc and brush your hai, vou rvlll look a1lrigirt. BLrtyou are so dirty.' She looked down at her dcs and bands to see if she rvas difti too. 'Yu didnt nccd to touch mel' Hethcliff sho.tcd. 'l liLe being dity! I will hc dirty ifI wanr ro be dirtyt' Then he ran awaiL They laugheLlat Hindlcy and Frances rvete vcry please.1. what had happenerl. The next day was (lhistmas Day. Himlley had invited Edgar and lsabell Linton ro come to \luthering Heights ro have Christmas.linnef. Heathcliff Lan way ro the rloors very carlv on Christmas Da1'.LIe rcrLtrnerlaftcr the farnily harl gonc to church and hc came into rhe kitcben. 'Nell-v,Iln going ro be good,'he sairl mddenlv '\fill vou make rne clcm and rt\, pleasei' hmr to rv'h and Jrcss in cLen We 1lcd while I heLperl him feel bcter. clodres.I tricd to Lrrakc of EdgarLinton,' I slicl. 'YoLr'rc 'Don't hc jeaLoLrsr6 vounger than he is, hut vo re talier and stronger.You couki knock hLm rlown u'hcncler you rvlnred tol' 'l could knock ErlgarLintorr dorur nuenty tires,'he sa , 'but he rvoull sill be more handvmethan mc 'l wish I had bLrd hair and pale skin, and was drcssedin flrrc clothes. Ard he's going to be rich one da1'.I rvlsh l wa; going to bc m rich ashiml' Hindley retuned from church bringrg the voung Lintons wirh him. Hc came into the kitchcn, foLbwcd L'v ErlgarLintotr'

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Hindley was angry to secthat Heathcliffwas looking clean and tidy. '\lha, ,,. ro: Jorng her. I he .hur.d. L; up.rJi,. anJ , duri lumL Joun L,eforc : Jarl tf I ... vou rgarn Ill pu l your long hair ard make it even ionqcr., 'His hair is so long ir musr make his head ache,,said Edgar Linron. Heathcliffforgot about his decisionto be good.He pickeclup . ' a dish_ofhot applc sauceand threw it at Edgar,s face. Edgar srarted screamingand crying so Cathy and Isbella came unning inro rhe kitchen to see what had happened. Isabella srated cying too. She said she wanted ,o gn io-". Hinrlley pulled Heathcliff oursideto beat him. I cleani-dEdgar,s lace rvith, a cloth and I whispered ro him angrily that I'was pleascd Heathcliff had thorvn the sauce at t,i-. C^thy rvr, angry with him too. 'You should not have spoken ro Heathcliffl'she saicl.,Be quiet alld stop cryingl 'And no onet hurt you,,she said o Isabella, to you can stop . \f1ren Hindley came bacL irro rhe house again he looi<erl cheerlnl. 'Nor'- Ietk have dinne' he said. So they all sat down for their Chistmas dinner snd soon .r..i.i. *:. r'lline hror'v. I ua. rteling.or) lu, Hq,rh, titl nd l,,hough.rl.('hr d.dni ,e.t.urn r lt. Bur .udJerl;. I sawrhat theLe u ele terrsin her eycs. Cathy worried about Heathcliffall day.He was locLedin his room and shecould not so and seehim. In __ thc evening, there was a dace.Dowuarrs, peoptewere talking and dancing. After a time, I found Cathy upsta;s. She u r.,irrrngou .rdeHuh.l,Jl. roor. ratkingro h.m ir-rouBh rh. lo.kcJ dor.N one n'i,ed rhar .hc hd lerr rhe pa,ry.t,r.r she climberl out onro dre roof and into Fleathilttfi oorn

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through a small window. Soon, they bo cllrnbed out of the windor' nd back into he house.Then I led Heathcliff quiedv into the kitchen. of his bcating and couldn't eat Heathcliff felt sick because much. He sat by the fire and stared at the llames qithout speaking. I askedhim whar he was thinking about'l'm thinking abo how to get my evenge2ion Hindiey. I don't carehow long I wait. I just hope he doesn'tdie beforeI get 'Heathcliff!' I cied. 'God punisheswicked people.\le must not punish them. Ve nust leam to forgive people for what 'No,'he said.'God will not enjoy punishing Hindlev as much as I will!'

CathyandEdgar
In rl'c .umm.r ", rhe nerr lear 1778 ur lire' h"nctd Iearn fh,r June.fun'c' g\e brrn ru a l'aor bor In"p.J that everyoneliving at \lthering Heights would feel happier now that ihere was a new baby in thc house But instead there was more sadness. A few months later, in (lctober, Frances clied. Hindley had loved his wife verl rnuch, but he did not cry or Drav now that Frances was dead. lnstead he swoe at God and at .f.s. And he started to drink. Soon he was drunk most of "ll the time. He shoutedand sworeand treatedcvervbodyso badly that all the sevants left except Joseph and me No one visited Vuthedng Heights any moe. The neighbours would not come

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near the house becauseof Hindley's drunkemess ad teriblc behaviour. The minisrer would not come ro the houseeithe. I__now had ro look after Hareton, the bab all rhe time. ,, Hindley did nor want to hear or seehis son. As Hareton grew uo. I,,nererIncw.hnw Hrrdt.r w" sorng ru rr.ar h,r Uih." rrndre\ w.drunk I q. won redhrhe mighrlill rhe child. l. remember one tenible day when Hindley arivcd home . drunk and Haeon starred to cry when he saw his farher. I was alraid of what Hindley woLrld do so I tried to ger hold ofrhe boy. But Hindley picked him up and ran upstairs.He held Hareton up as il he was going to drop him onto rhe stone floor beiow. And then, because he wasso drunk, he did drop the childl It was Heathclilf who saved Hareton. Hi came into the houseas Hindley droppedthe boy and he caughrhim beforehc hll'he flon' lltnow.ha H,arhcrirrcrughr H,Lronui.hour rl-'nl inp w\ ,r he u a. Jo,.g. I ,Jw Lnel.1 un h ii ta.e s hen he realized that he had saved Haeronk life. Hearhclifr wanted revenge on Hindley bur instead he had saved the life of his I said that hone of the neighboun world visit he house. But thcre was one per-sonrl,ho did come - Edgar Linton. Cathy rvas lrrrc.n now nJ,hp $a. J \rr\ hca.LrrrLr, grrl A. hom. w3. "he nde r,dhdh b.hred. bu .hc ua. ,tuv. otire and genrte when_shevisired the Lintons. So Edgar began to fail in love with he. He rvas afraid of Hindley, but -he often came o Wuthering Heights when Hindley wasnc,t tncre. Cathy was pleased that EdgarLinron admired2E her. But she w,,.rill.Herhrliff\ lnend rd rhrr wer<orrcn roserher w\e1 nc $asnI uofktna. Heathcliff had to work on the farm iionr cary rn 1e mom_ 'ns unrl l,,e rr nrghr.He no lcngerre"J or +rJred H. h"ed CJrh\'. lnpnJ,hrf $llh -h( Lrnron,. He u utren Jngry nJ bad-tenpered.lt was as if he wanted people ro dislike him. He

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spokevery little, even when he waswith Carhy. 'Why do I spendmy tirne with youl' I heard her say to him one day. 'You don't know anything and you never say anything!' It was a cue1 thing to say and I know that Cathy hur Heathcliff very much. On the same day that Cathy had spoken so cruelly to Heathcliff, Edgar came to visit her. Cathy took Edgar into the sitting,room and I went with them. 'Go awa Nelly,'Cat\ said to me. 'No. I have my work to do,' I replied.Hindley had told me ro stay in rhe room when Edgar cane to visit Cathy. Cathy knew that F-dgarcolr1dnot seewhat she was doing, so she pinched2e my arm very hard. 'Ohl' I cried so that Edgarcould hear me. 'Don't pinch me! That\ wicked.' 't didn't do anythingl'Cathy shouted. '\Xtrat'sthis, then?' t said,showingthe rerl mark on my arm. Then littlc Hareton, who was with me, saw me crying. He beganto cry too and said,'\licted Aunr Cathy.' Cathy was so angry that she got hold of Hareton and shook him. Edgar ran acros the room and trie.l to stop her shaking e litrle boy. Irnmediatelyshe tuned ound and hit Edgart face as hard asshe could. Edgar Looked at her then tumed awry and walked towards "0yhereare you going?'she asked.'Don't leaveme.' 'You've hit me,'he said.'You've made me alraid and ashanedof you. I won't come here again.' I was pleasedthat Edgar had seen how Cathy often behaved Now he rvould undcstand that she was rvild and bad,tempered and he would stay away from her. I was wrong He left rhe house,but he looked back and saw

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'Oh, Nellyl I saidyes.Tell me if I wasright to sayyesl Please, Ncliy!' 'Vell,'l said,'do you love Edgarl' 'Of courset do.' 'Vhy do you love himl' 'l love him because he is young and handsome.' 'That is not a very good reason,'I replied. 'And because he lovesme.' 'Thatt a worsereason.' 'l lovc him because he is going to be rich and I shall be an impotant womaIr and live in a very fine house.' 'That's the worst reason of all,' I said. 'But why are you unhappyl Hindley will be happy. Mr and Mrs Linton will be happ You love Edgar. Edgar loves you. What is wong?' 'Everything's wrong! Here and hcre!' She hit he chest and her head. 'l know in my heart and in my soul that I'm wrongl I shouldn't marry Edgar Linton. But Hindlcy has made Heathcliff into a dirty, rough famworker. I can never marry lleathcliff 'BLrtNell I love Heathclill and I dont love him because we are the same.His soul he is handsone- I love him because are the same.' aJldmine that Heathcllff I realized BeforeCathy had stoppedspeaking, get rhe bench and up from was still in rhe room. I saw him leave silently. He had listened until he heard Cathy say that she could never many him. Then he left so he did nor hear what she saidnext. 'Hush, Cathy, be quiet,' i said.

Cathy standing at the window, crying. en he came back into the sitting-room,they closedthe door. Later, I wenr to tell Edgar to lcave becauseHindley had etumed and was very dunk. \llen I saw Cathy and Edgar rogether, I knew that thei argrment had ended. I kew that rhey had told each otl:re thar they were in love. \?hen I went back into the kitchen, Hearhciiff was rhee and Hindiey had jusr come in. Hc had a bortle of brandy in his hand. 'No, don'tl' I cried. 'Stop drinking Hindleyl Think of your 'Think of him yourself!' Hindley shouted. 'Get out of my He dank from the bottle and wenr out of e room, shouting and swearing. 'l wish he would kill himselfwith drink,'said Heathcliff. He turned away and I thought that he had gone out to the bam. Late I found ou rhat he had gone to lie dolrn on a bench by a wail in the kitchen. He was behind the sertle and I could not seehim. I sar on a chair by the fire with Haeton on Cathy camequietly into rhe kitchen.'Are you alone,Nelly?, she asked. 'Yes,I am.' I looked up and sawthat shervasworried. There was a long silence and rhen I saw rhat Carhy was

cryine. said. 'l'm veryunhappy.' 'Oh,deal'she

She sa on the lloor besideme and looked up at me. 'Nell can you keep a secre0? Toda Edgar Linton asked me to mary hin, and I've given him an answer.Before I tell you my answe I wanr to know what you think. Should I marry him or notl' 'How can I knowl'l replied.

of his cart ls coming,'t said.'l can hearthe wheels 'Joseph he is at coming too. Maybe Heathcliff will bc on the road.And 'Oh, he couldnot herme from the door,'shesaid.'He does what he, Nellyl He doesnot kno'"v not know aboutlove,does

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i'slikc o be in Lve.' '\lllr shoLrldn't he knor.l You knos. AnJ il hc .loe' l,,rc you, his life is g<,ing ro he vcry miserablcivhen y,rLr marry E,llrr Li,n. He u,ill hx'e no orrc.And how wilLou fccl when you are alrnrfrom llirnl' 'Apart!'shccried.'No cxrcis going(rkeepus ,rprtlN,r one can kcc. rne,rpar froor llclLhcLiff. EclgaL mu* Icarn to lihc 'And Nclh, ii I marq EJgerI lill bc Lich.I rill be ablc ro he$ Heathclilftoget uwal Irom nv hrorhcr'.' I wasupserro her her sy this. '(--athy, tlrrrt is thc !e.\ \lrfst rean)n of all for ma \ing Edgar.' 'k is nor. h is drc best tcrn,'shc rcplierl.'Hcarhcli is lnorc imporrnt ro nrc thn nrone .n anrthing eise in the world. Ml' tte tor Edgaris likc the le,rvcson tht Lces.lr rill charrgc as time prsscs. But,ry Lovefof Heacll is litc rhc rocks undcr the ground. Thev no.er cL,rnge.Tlrcy arc ,rluays therc.NeLly, I n Hc.Lthcliflllc is ls:ls, rlwJ'{ in q'hcat and rul. Yournustncvertalk rl us bein rpan ' At rhat urt,rnent,.Joseph crrrein n.l rvesr,,'c.r1 ralLin".I qhile (llrr sa hi rhe liLc uirh H,ren gor the suprr reaJr', '\lhcrc\ Fleathclilfl'sairl l,rrl<rne rolrrl lir hirrr. loscph, 'l'll call him,'l srd. I rhinl, he'sin rlrc bm.' I ivet ,,Luino rh..farmy,,rJ.n.l dr,rrtcJHe,rrhcliilh mrn,e. ThcLews ri' ansucr, so 1cnrcbackinro thc lirchen. At lasL, I tokl (lrhv that llcthclifi ha.1herrrrl art ofuhat shc Lrad sarLl. I uhisr,crcd so J,rcph ncl,lJ not her. Catlty jumped Lr, looking rcnifieJ, anclr:rn oLrtof rho house to seaLch ftr him. Rut lt was ulrrc rhan tlrrcc ycrrrs beforcany of us saivllcathclili ag,rin.

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.ince I wcnr r" Wurh.nnp Herrh... Hou ucrl fr r.l,r,r wccL lrnd lll fecl. The doctor saysthat I musr not go out of the house again until rhe spring.Mrs Denn helps ne to passthe time by telling about thc Lirons and the Eamshaws rnc soies - and about my lndlord, Mr Heathcliff.

down aml the winrl blew strongly.A huge trce bnnch fell across the roof of the housc.But Cathy would not comc inside. When shediil come in, it wasftermidnight. Shc thrcw hcrsclf down on the senle anrl would m,t remove her rvet clothcs. I could do nothing for her and at last I wenr to bccl Thc ncxt moming, it was sunny whcn I came downstirs into thc kitchen. Hindley rvastalking ro Cathl'. '!lhat'.s rhc matter with youl' he was asking. 'Your face is pale. And why are you so rvet?' 'l've bcen in thc rain,'shc sad,'and l1n crld, that\ all-' 'She was out in the stonn,' I saitl. 'And shc wouldn't go to bed.' 'Whv 'She woulcln\ go to bc.1l' Hindtey rcpeated,surprised. \le did not want to teil Hindlcv Ncither of us ar,sweed. about HeadrcLiff. But Joscphhad come in and hcard the conversaritr.'Shc's been running after r'boysas usual!'he said 'Edg:rrLinton comcs the house.Anci whcn he isn't here every time you're arvayfronm hcre she! with that clevil, Hcarhclifi. I've seen he. out on tlre moorsrr nridnight with himl' 'Bc quict, Joseph,'shouted Carhy. 'Edgar Linton was hcre I kncl tou yest.'rJay, tlinJler. Bur 1skedhirn to li,rie bec:ruse hetu.' don't like hirn colning 'You're lying, Carhl',' said Hindley. 'Llur fcrrgetLinton. You werc with Heathcliff lasr night, weren't youl I'm going to rhrow him out of hcre today.' 'l ncver sa*'Heathclill last night,' rcplied Cathy, slarting to cry. 'Perhapsyou won't hate to throw hrrn ot. Pcrhaps hc! gonc.' Her crying rvasterible to hear. I took her to hcr bedroorr and I will nc'er fbrgct how she bchaved. I thought shc was going md. She tcrrilied rne with hcr rvild shorrtingand cryingill with The docror came an:l saiclrhat she was clangercllrsLv

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I wasvery unhappyabout what Cathy had told mc that evening in the autumn of 1780. She had not thought about anyonc\ feelings- Heathclifrt, Edgarl or her own. I felt vcry sorry for Hedrclifl He had left rhe rur ruhcn Cathy said shc could nevcr marry him. Hc had not hcard hcr saythat she lovcd hm. That night, wben Cathy realizedHeathcliffhad disappearcd of what she had said,shc becamewild with fea.\fhen because none ofus could find HehcLiff,she went to stand in thc farmyard to wait for him to retun. Very soon there was a tenible storm. Thunder crashedand lighrning lir up rhe moors all rround the house.The rain bear

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a fever.I had to look aftcr Carhy while she was ill. She wasbadtcmpered and difficult, but at iast shc begr to Bet well Mr anrl Mrs Linton carre to visir he and askedhcr to go and stay with them at ThrushcrossCrangc. lt was sad that they did this and died. bccause they both caught thc fever themselves came back to Vthering had not cbanged when shc Cathy with us all as she Heights. She was as wild and bad,tempered The doctor was wonied that Cathy would becomeill again if she got upseror argr Hc said that hcr fits of angedl coultl make her dangerously ill. Hc aske<lus to do what she wanted and not to arguewith hcr. Ve a1lfo,.lndit vety diffrcult to live with her, br.t one person who still liked and admired her was Edgar Linton. ln April 1783, he narricd het and Calheine becameC,atherineLinton. Earnshaw Edgar was now a rich young man of nventy<rne. He had inheritedl2 his paren$' property- Cathy was almost eighteen. Edgar said he would pay mc wcll lf I went to Thrushcross Grange as Cathy\ servnt. I did not like Cathy very much and I wanted to lt'ok afrer lirtle Hareton, so I dicl not want to leave \luthering Heights. But Hindley told me I had to leave. So, sadly,I left the linlc boy rvho I had looked aftcr lr fivc years Crangc. and wcnt to livc at Thrushcross At first, Cathy b.ho,re,l ,,..y *ell. I rhought she loved lgar and his sister, lsabella, very much. But soon I realized that Isabella and Edgar werc afraid of Cath so they always did what she wantcd. And Cathy was pleasanrto rhem as long as they did what she wanted. So Cathy and Edgar were happy Jrrrrng rhc fir't few monrhsof their marrage. r,'gerhcr peace of thc first few months at thc Crange came Then the to an end. lt had to end. Strong people like Cathy are selfish. They alwaysmake people do what they want. But everybody can bc sellish, cven weak pcoplc like Edgar When a change

came, Edgar was as selfish as Cathy. The change came one lovelv Septemberevening in 1783, five months aier the wedding. I was outside, picking apples fom a tree. lt was getting dark and I could scethe moon above the high wall around the carden As I went back to the house I heard l voice. with the appLes, 'Nellv. is that voul' un the speaker'sface At first, I sa\t a The on.tlighi "hon. tall, well-tlresscd man with a handsorc face and dark hi those cves lt wasHeathcliffl Then I sawthe eyes.I remembered 'l've been waitirig here unril soneborJycame,' he said 'l want to trlk to Cathy. Go and tell her that someonc fiom Cimmeron has come co seehe,' '\lhat will she think? What will she dol'l said l was very surprised and \I'orried. 'Justgo and tell her, NellY!' rverrr l.rto th. hous" \lhen I saw Cathv and Edgar'I did They were sitting quietly nor want !o give Cathy rhe message. together,looldng at the gatden.Rt I told Cathy that someone &om the villagc wated to see her' bting 'l w,rn't be lc'ng,' she said as she lcft the room 'Please us sometea, Nelly.' Edgar' 'Who is it, Nellyl'askcd 'lt's Heathcliff' I said unhappilv 'Do vou rememberhiml Hc usedto live $'ith the Earnshaws.' thc farmbov?'hesaid 'What the gypsy, 'You will upset your wife if you call him bv those names,'I replied. Soon Cathv camerunnine back into the room' 'Oh, Edgarl Edgar, darling! Headrciiff'.scome back,'she cricd, throwing her arms aroundhis neck happity. 'l never thoughr he *'as such a \tondeful person,'hc replicd'l know you never liked him,' she said, 'but you must be friendswith him now - for me! I want him to have tea $'ith us!'

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9Jgar was sLrrpriscd to sec rvhat llcahclill lookcd likc nor'. Hc was talL, shone and han(lsone, his fact was thc f:rce of an intclligent man and hc lookcd oldct than Edgar: He looked and behavccl Likca gendeman.But, when I l,roke.lat his evcs,I lnew tha he rvassill will rnd savrgc. E(lgarrric(l ro be tolire and iN'icd Hearhcliff to stavfo tea. Hcrthclill accepted thc invittion. I rvas worriecl becaLrsc I kncrp ha ErJgar Iratcd sccing Heathcliff again. Vhen (--arhl had nearlr die.l from unhapI{carhcliff h,r.l disapearcd, Now hc hcl cnrrnccl a talL, hanclsonrcgentlcrnan tiness. lvcaringlne cl(rthes. They looked C.rthy and Hcathclill cliil nor rlk to Eclgar. orrly at eoch othcr. 'l cannotbclieveihat y(N are hcrel'shc cried.'But you've bccl cn,cl, lleathclifl nLr\c been anay for thrcc years and yoLr've ner'cl thought of mc.' 'l've thoLrghtrl,re oi yr,rrthln you have rhouglrt of Lrc,' he rclicd.'l hcardthar you harlgoL nanicd, (iathy.' carc Eclgar heanl l'har hc sarcl. He dicl not thr When t last Hfathcliff left, I askeJhinr ifhe rs sta)ing irl thc rilLagc. 'No, Nllr','lr replieJ,'l ,r r)ing ro WurhcringHciglrrs. \1 LLnJr trr\ircJ m. (,, n\ LL..c \11i.'l, I r,.i1c.]hi,,r rhi! L)rnlng. going ro happcn now. HinJlcy I was wo|rierl lout whlt ruas \fh-r'irJ he invitedhinr tu stnl't Wurhcring harccl HearhcLifl Hcightsl

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wr' 't lrng rr Wdrh(ri.ng I .-'n '"und our wh\ Herrl'clilr H. h,J pon. rher. I. l icr neu' or Carhr' Hrndlcr I H. 'nnr.. Severalmen were there ,4 ,ik.d hi- o c"-. into the hcuse. o,'J th.y iv",. piayi"g cards Hindlev did not have verv m ch tu, in the last few vears he had spent a lot of it on -o,'"y, eamblrns - H",it,l'n .'arcd rno platcd .,r.1' sirh rhern all dar' 81 the end of the dav, Hinclliv orved Heathcliff a lot of monev' hau. enoughrnonevto pav Hearhclifl so he let Hi,',11"vdil "ot get his him stay at Vuthering Heights. Heathcliff was going to on H'ndlevbla[ rng,11hr' none cven{c ,"*,. Crrht whc r.lo m. rl rhi' HerhclillhJ rcrd h'r horv hc had played cards with Hindlev She loved Hcathcliff' but shc knew whar kind of man he was She kncw that Heathcliff was cruc1. Shc knew that he wted revenge on of the wal Hindlev had treed him' Hindlev because Grange ald Edgar Hethclilf continuerl to visit Thrushcross reasonfor another to be unhappy. Soon Edgar had .nni.r.d bcing unhappl'. Fot t""v *."1" Isabella Linton was miserable Cathy rhouuhrrh-r .he *' ,lr ndon. .ll r-ld her o - ''" b'J 'lln no, ill, .,ic l l'Fell lr" \our rrJrr' Cl r' Y"Lrlrte to love vol You don't rnaking me unhappyl You want evervone to love mel' him wanr *"", *" to b"rvi tti-. You don\ saidCathy' you saving,' are 'l don't want to believewhat more Heathcliff 'You rnust believe me,' said habeila 'l love me if love than you havc ever loved Edgar. And Heathcliff will vou let him.' So lsabella,a prcttt young lat\ of eighteen, had fallen in

love with Heathcliff. Cathy knew what kind of man Heathclif{ was.anlshe tried to tell Isabellaabour him' But Isabell would not listcn to Cathy. So Carhv askedre to tell Isabellaabout him too. bleak 'Te1lher what kind of man Heathcliff is, Nel\'' He\ He him insi'le kindncss no There\ and cold like the noors. ' egg bird's break her into pieceslike a could -i t l"d to make isabella understanclhorv cucl Headrcliff was. I told her why Heathcliff rl'as still living at Vtithering Heiehr' He wa'g,mlling ur h Hrn'lcr nd srn"'ng Hrndlct p"v He'-hclr'l nJ Herh'Ill q '' bo.,o" .on"f hdi',J 'o 'o He was geitlng his revenge on Hindlev bv i"ti"n o ."".o takine al1his noney. But lsabellawould not listen to me either' The n.x, clr.Ldu,r \ a'\'a, i"n horre "nd H*rh'liff'"rnc r., rhe h"u*. l.b.ll u' ',ring urrr' Crhr uhen He 'rh'liif anived. Cathy nnmediatelytold Heathcliff that Isabeilawas in Cathv was trving to frighten lsabella.Or iove rvith him. Perhaps perhapsshe uas btLng cntel ' lore' vou ^ror' r5'nI do 'h' 'arJ H.r. ""neb"dr "lro brother-in-law,Heathcliff!' ire Edgat lauehine.'You could 'H.,ihciitr .sa norhing bu lsabella cricd out and stared and ran ftom the room. the truth, wcre voul' said Heathclill' 'You were not speaking ' 'l uas,' replicd Cathv- 'But don't think of it again he Heathclfi wassllent for I few minutcs FinalLv, said' 'She propertv,won't shel' rvill -- inherit het hother\ g,,i"g tn hau" lots of sons who will I am rvon't. '.. .f'. mh.-r tclsr'' r,op"rrl f",'. l'rb'lrral nc Y u rhin( r"' rnu.h ,b",r r"ui neighbour'prupFrrund mon'v' ----l r."". lr'"" thit Cathv did not undentand how much peoplc Heathcliif wanted revenge.He wanted revenge on the Edgar' now who had harmed him-first Hindlev and

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Thrce days latc, I Ieacliff visitccl thc Grange again. Isabeil.r, who had nor spoken ro Cathy for rhosc ihrcc days,was in thc gardcn. I was Ltking out of rhe kitchcn window As soon as Heahciill saw lsi'"lla, he n'ent to talk ro hc. FIc hatl never gonc to talk to hcr L.cfore rrnd imnetli:rrely i wasworried. I rvas right ro bc worrierl becauscin a ferv minucs Hcathcllff ws kissinglsahellal

nd IsabcLltr ll eathclilf
'Sc,,I ha.c treare.lyou badll and you'lLgcr yotl fevensc on mel'saicl Cathy. 'I{ow arc you going to dr) tbarl' 'Cathy, I .lon't warL revcnge on you,' rcpLicclHcatlrclifl morc quicdy. 'That's not my p]rl. You arc I'eing cruel to trre,so leavc me alonc and let me bc crucl ro other people. I'll rnarrl' if I rvant to. IlLrt if I rhouglrt you wanted rne to marry tsabclLa her, ltl klll mysell' They rvere angry .rnd silcnt +hen I left then ad rvent upstlirs to E lg:u. I tokl Edearwhat ha.l hppencd. He lvs very angry. 'Call nvo scn'antsfo me, Nel\r' Edgarsaicl.'l'11have him rhr()$,nout of the house.' Edgartolcl them tt; ml called the scrvanrs. I ran clownstairs u'ait outside. Then we cluickly went into thc kitchen Cathy an.l Heathcliff*'ere arguingangrilv again. 'You rnay bc hapy ro let tht man slxrut at you,'saitl Edgar to Crthy. 'But I u'on't allow irl' 'Have you been listening outsidc the door, Edgarl'asked Cathy. Heatbcliff laughcd at him. ELlg;rr.'lf ti' leavcmy housc,'said 'Youhre three ninutcs ,Ln.' u iLl bc hrLru'n y,r, Jo n.x lcave,v,,Lr Edgar lLri,kcdat ure anJ lrrinred rt thc di, so I w,ulcl get drc nvo sen'ants.BLrrCathy ran ro thc door, Lckedit:rnd took 'Yor-r mLrst fight llcathclitf!)n your own, EJgor, shc saLd Edgar ran to her and tricil to mkc the tcy, bur shc Laughed ?rndthrew it into the fie. Hc fell dorv:ron a chair an(l Fut his fce in his hands. r 'Don\ worry,Edgar!'saidCat$Hcathcliff wonit hurt you 'l hope you'rc plcased rvith your husband, Cathr','said Heathclifl, laughrng.'k he cqing or is he g.rirrgro faintrt x'ith the room an prrshcdtLlgar'schair Heahclill rvalketlacross

do She lr wa, rhc only thing I c,,rrlcl I lrn and t,,1.1 Ciathy. u,itl me. \lhcn He.rrhclifl cmc into the carc Ll,wnsairs kitchn, shc ol.l him ro leavclsabcllaal,rnr. 'l luvc a rightri to kissher if dre 'Whyl' he s,ril saregeLy. so yoLr lrrc. Iln n,rt i'ou huslarrd You cann()t slot \r'ats me to. jealous.' hare no righr r(, be 'D,. yo" likc lsabelLa?' askerl Cathy. 'lf you iikc lsabcLla, rhen you lust LIrnrrIbcr.' 'l'll marry isabclla if I \r!nt to. I don\ have to ask t'or lnrone'spcrmissionJ4 - eithcr yoursor Edgals.' Suddenly llcrthcliff beclme vcry angry. 'You rrcated me verv badly three years ago, Oayl And you atc tteating me ver-v badli nos I I'11getmy rercrrge.'

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wirh his foot. Suddenly Edgar jumped up ad hit Heathcliff'.s thoat with his fist. Heathcliff fell againsr the wall, coughing. Edgar ran out of the back door into the garden and called the Cathy rnade Headrcliff leave cluickly though hc did not Co now,'she said.'He'll be back soon want to go.'Go away. with all the servanrs.' Heathclilf broke open thc locked door ancl left thc houseas Edgarcameback with the servants Cathy made me go upstairswith her. 'l feel terrible' Neliv,' shc said. 'l hrve dole nothing wrong. This is lsabclla\ fault she hs fallen in lovc with Heathcliff. And it is Edgar\ because he hatesHeathcliff,'she said. fault because 'l cannot have Heathchff as rny friend and Edgar is mean and jealous. So I'll breah both their hearsr6by breaking rnv own. You must tell Edgar how upset and angry I arr. Edgar to 1ct tne get angry The docror said knows that it is dangerous I could becomevery i1l ifpeople uPsetmc o nake me angry' Cathy was vcry selfish and cruel. She was planning to use her fits of anger to {righten Edgar,so I did nor believe that she wasgoing to be very ill. I did not tell Edgarwhat Car$ had saitJabout making herself ill. I did not rvant to frighten him. Cathy locked the door ofhc bedroomand would not let me iII. She would not eat or drink for three days,but Edgardid not try to talk to her again.He sat in his library eading.Hc talked once ro lsabella.He rold her that if she maried Heathclill he would rcfuse to seeher again. On the evening of the third day, Cathy LLnlockedhcr beclroom door. She askcd me {or sorne food and water and said that she was dying. I didn't believe rvhat shc said about dving l brought her sornetea ard somebead. 'Whatk he doing?'sheasked.'ls he illl ls he deadl'

Isabella ctnd H eathrlijJ

'He's reading' 'Mr Linton is in the librarl',' I answered. thar I am dying? he know 'Readingl'she cded out. 'Doesn't Doesn't he care?' 'Mr Linton doesnot think that vou will make vourselfdie of hungcr,' I replied. t do"t thi"t ldgu. lovcs me anv morc,'she cried 'l don\ thint vou like me, Ncllv How strangelI usedto believe thar no one cLruldhate tne, cven thoueh they hatcd each other' Now evervoueis m! enemy.' Cahy became i1l with a feve ard he behviour bccame wild. Sh; had made heself i1l. She thoughr she was a child asain.She wasfrightenedofher own face in the miror' She did not know wherc she was.When I tried to leave the room to get her husband, she crierl out and called me Lack She held me tishtlv. " 'e11 oh Nellyl I wat to be back in mv own bedroom at \futhering Heights.' She lav quietly on her bed, with tea$ on hcr face 'l vish I was out on the moors.I would be well if I was outsidc aeain.Open the window, Nellv Open it wide!' B.iore I iurl.] .top h"', she got out of bed aml openedthe window The rvin.l wai bitterlv cold. There wasno moon and it was very dark. Cathy lcant out of the window and began ro 'Oh! Look. I-lcathclifl theret Wuthering Heights Therct the church and the churchvard tor We've often been there togeher,haven't rve?Wc'\'e stood besidc the gravesand callcd e shost\ ro comc 'WrlLr ou c'me ro r he . hur.hvarJn"u. Hel h' lrrf: ll ro'r do come. I'll kcep yo there. I won't stay there alone Thev can bury me twelvi feet under the grond,bt I won't rest until vou Finally, that night, Edgar carne tc his wifct room He was angrl with me. I toid him that I had not known Cathv was ill,

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but he wasstill angry wirh me. Edgarhcld Cat$ in his arms but at first she rlid not recognize him. Then shc spokc to him.'So you have come at last, EdgarLinton?' 'Cathyl Cathy, what have you donc to yourselfi' he cricd. 'Am I not important to you any morel Do you love that mn, Heath ' 'llushi' said Cathy. 'Don't say that name! lf you say it, I will die now I *ill jump out of the windouL I don'r rvant you, Edgar. Go blck to your books.' I dccidedto go to the vlllage and get the tlocto.As I walkcd acrossrhe garden I saw something honible. Isabella\ pet dog was hanging by its neck from a hook in thc rvall. It was tied tu the hook by a handkerchiefand it was nearly rlead.l)ut ir began to breatheagainwhen I unticd the handkerchiel \lhy had anyone clonesuch a crucl thing? I rlicl not know I hurrierl on to thc villagc to gct rhe docror. Vhcn rhe doctor gor to the Grange wirh me, Cathy was The docror rcmembcredher illnessa few yearsago.He slceping. gcr rvell this tirnc if we rreatedher kindly. might said she Thc next rxrmurg, *" li,.nJ th"t tlcre u,as morc aorhlc. Soon Isabclladid not crme down tlor he room frr lreakfast. a scrvantcme running to s, 'She'sgone, shc'sgoncl She'srtu ofl wjh Heathcliffl' the girl cried. She told us a boy had seen Isabelland Hcathcl;ff together room nd at midnight out on the moors. I ran up to Isabclla's gone. found that it wastrue. Shc had Edgarwould not do anything ro get Isabellaro come back. she wantedto go,'he said.'l tcldher I 'She wenr because rvouldnot sceher again ifshe manieclHcathcliff.'

Two Homeson the Moors

he,d nurhrng6"m l.hell, ,r wo munr\s rhen :r \V/. .h.\r le"er.rffived.Tlc lrer *r' n"l,re,ndr,'ld 1,.a \Ay' lsabclla Linton had mrried Heathclifl R"r at the cnd t1 it Isabellawrote thar she hoped her therc was anothe message. brother would forgive hcr. She also wrote that shc wassorry she had marricd Hearhclill. Edgarclid not write back to his sister. ill and Edgarlookcd afrer hcr all rhe Cathy wasdangerously time. In her fever she ofcensaid strangeand tcrrible things. She was expecring childl? - so thcfe were two lives we wnnted to save. Edgar rvanted a son uho would inherit all his land and propeny. Edgarlookedafter Cathy all winter, but it wasthc heginning of March before she left he bedroorn spring I ws waiting to bring you to 'Cath'said Edgar,'Last I rvrsh rhat you wefe out on the my wife. Now my houe as moors rvhere the swect-smcllirrg$ind is bluving- Then )ou would v,on be well again.' 'l wiil be i,ut on thc moors once rn,xe,' shc repLicJ,'but vou will leavc rne there for cver.' At about that time, lsabellascnt me a lcrter. I still ha!'e il, and if I rcad it now t rememtcrtha terrible time. Dear Neliy, I ast nLght ue camebork a Wuthenng Heighu an I hemdabout Cathl! illness. I cannowit to he, antl Edgar doesrwt want me to wite b him, so I'm erritjng to ,ott. Is Heathctiffanan or a leril, Neilll f ire is a man, is tu mal? I belieted that he wa-s lne man. He A me that I tlid not uttletsand what kinl of monhe was. ButI did no beliete him He hr;;'4edm1

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'[wo Hames on the Moors

dogto showme how anel he uas, atd I did not sal dnthmg. B&l now I l.now what kintl of mon he is. fy'lydid I uatt tn lr.arrJ him/ treated.Iikea sen'at. laseh an Tks is a tenible pbre. I cLm is nad,. He shawed me a gun m hl:te m. I think Hindlel Hareton He ald me ta lock o1r bed. aknife wkchhe caniesui him alway. room door eaery nipJ.If the dnctr is euer unlockedhe uill come in an mwdu Heathcff. Heathcfl hatesme. He o me about CatJrl's illness and said that m1 hother had,nade her ill. He said that he calnot PLntish Edgar,so he is goingto pltlrishne becaweI atn Edg.lr'ssister. a child and 1 ,xr so fTightercd. I hnte him, Ne$1. I atn expecting an see haue been stupil Pleese ccr|e I am tenified. Oh, I "r.e| Isabella I showed e letter to Edgar. He said I could go and see Isabella but he did not want to seeher. I did go to \lutheiing Heights. tt was a tenible place, as Isabellahad said in her letter. lsabelialooLed pale and ill. Her hair was untidy and her dresswas dirty. The house was diiy and untidy too. But Heathcliff looked well and he was dessedin fine clothes. He told me how cruel he was to lsabella. He laughed when he told me drat she hated him! And he asked me to aange a secret meetingls for him with Cath I tried to refuse, but he would not let me leave the hor:se until I agreed to take a letter to Cathy. He warted to visit her the next time Edgar was awaYfrom home. I did not give Heathclilf's letter to Cathy for several days. I was frightened of what would happen when she read it. All tlnt time I felt as i{ Heathchff was in the garden, waiting l neve saw him, but I am sure that he was there. At last I gave Cathy the lette, on a Sunday moming afte Edgar had gone to church. She sat in her sitting-room by an open window. She was pale and quiet and very beautiful. But

shedid not seemto be part of this world any more. Before Cathy had read the letter, Heathcliff came into the 'Oh, Cathyl Oh, my dailingl'he cried. He bent dor'n and held her tight\ in his arms and klssed her. I could see that he knew she was dying. Cathy looked at hirn. 'You and Edgar have broken my hean,' going to live after I die? shesaid.'How long are yor.r you until we were both dead,' she went 'l wish I could hold on bitterly- 'Br.rt, no. You will love other people. You will have children ad you will be sorry to leave them when vou die' You will not want to be with me in my grave.' 'Don't saysuch terrible things to mel' Heathcliff got up and walked away from her to the fireplace' He stood with his back to he. 'Come here again,'she said.'Don't be angry with me.' When he did not tum round, she went on, 'Oh, Nell this cruel ma;r is not my Heathcliff. t shall love mine ad take him with me when I die. He is in my soul. 'Do come to me, Heathcliff!' She tried to stnd up, and at last he tumed towards her Then suddenly she was in his arms again and thev were bodr crying. Heathcliff carried her to the nearest chair and sat down, with his arms around her 'Vhy did you leave mel You loved me vou had no ight to leave me!'he said angriiy.'But you did. You manied Edgar' You should die. You have broken your own hean And vou have boken mine.' They cried bitter\ arrd kissed wildly. 'Forgiveme!' said Cad1y. 't forgive you for what you have done o me,' Heathcliff cried.'Ilve the personwho is tilling me. Buthow can I forgive for kiliing yourself?' vou ' I tled tolel them that Edgar would be home from church

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Edgarcan't hrft

'Hush, ny darllng l'11strv,' he repliecl 'lf EdgarkilLedme be hrPY' nou, T 'roul.1 h' I H".-t'.1'fr ','l t"t.l rr I'gl' I rr' l'' r"' l''rlJ going to was What Edgarcornhg up the stirs. I washorified happenl ' r 'l'-rn hr' f' ' "'"r hrre \{ hen fclp'r Bu t 'rl ' hdllr'J l''rlr.lrl .'Jhcrn s'1, 'r 'ne.r arnN' into Edgar's Irer and Flerthcliff Lifted 'Look after her first,'he said 'Thcn spcakto me' EJgartook hold ofhcr anJ I told HeathcLiffto go and teli vou how i;li.om" to V.,theri"g Hcights toLnorrow I sriJ J,c 1".' L' ' d l'ls r I r^o,, e. b.[ ro Wr r\. re H''ql'r" "t rl' monrrn- N'llt garJ. 'n 'r'l 'h. At about nidnight, Carhy garc birth to a babv giLl Tiro houts gone latcr, Cathy died. Sh ncver knew that Heathciiff had agaln' her hLLsband She never recognized

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PARTFOUR
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Terribl.e'I)mes
diary Lockwood's
hrlT w' and I m fe. rng berrer year 1802ha. begun, fhe herel lhope rh'r 'prrng unrer rt rnd cold he Ho* bl.l I Mrs Dean's story has been interesting. I now understand more about my landlord, Hearhcliff- Perhaps I undentand whv he is such a hard and unfriendly man. I want to hear more about his life. But Mrs Dean does not lnow how Heathcliff got his money. I wonde what he was doing during the three years he was away. Did he join the army? Did he leave Englarrd? Did he becomea criminai?I am afraid to askhim!

NellyDeant story
The morning after Cathy's death, I went o,.rt into the garden to find Heathcliff. He had said he would stay in the garden all night. I had to tell him the terrible news. en t found him, leanlng against a tree in dre gardcn, he looked up and spoke. 'She\ dead! You don\ have to tell me that. Stop crytng' womanl Tll me how did . . .'

He tried to say her name but he could not Then at last he aeain.'Ho did she diel' sooke ' ShJdiedqurerlv,f replied She i'peJ.ehrl nou 'Hou cn .he lre f.r.erully: he 'houred Crherine Eamsha,.I hoDe that vou never rest as long as t am livingl I hope your ghost haunts me. Do not leave me' I cannot live without you! I cannot live without my soul!' He cried out llke an animal in pain and hit his head against e tree until blood ran down. I felt sorry for him and I did nor want to leave him, but he shouted at me to go away' Cathv's funeral was on a Friday, a few days later' Neither her b.othe., illndLy, nor lsabella was at the funeral' Cathv's grave was in a quiet comer of the churchvard, near a low wall Bevond the wall was the short grassof e moo$. That Friday, the sunny spring weather disappeared lt becane cold and the wind blew srronglv. Bv evening it was snowing. Edgar Linton shut himself in his room and did not t unvon . I sat i.t the sitting'room with Cathv's baby lt "o.ak ** u".v lui" that night rvhen suddenlv I heard a noise' Then Isabella ran into the oom. She was not wearing a hat or a shawl and snow coveed he hai and thln dress' Blood was runnine down her face from a deep ct. 'l hiave run all the wav from \luthering Heights,' she said' 'l'll tell you what happened. But flnt, tell the servants to find me some clothes. And tell them to get the caniage so I can leave hee. I cannot stay because Heathciiff might come to look for me. He hates me but he would take me back to he \ anl' ro hurt tdgar'Wuth.rine Heiqhl. becau'e r"und h'r la'e She re r and h.' iorrl. I ur a bandas< happened' -o,lJ what had sat bv the fire while she told me 'Heatl'cliff was sone from the house all dav vesterdav He would not let me go to Cathv\ funeral. Hindley was going to go ro Cathv s fun ral,, bu he wastoo drunk I ua"inrng by rhe,irc rn rhe krr'hen Hindlet Ar mrdnighL

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was sitting opposite me. \le heard the sound of Heathcliff retuming. The kitchen doo was locked so he couldn't get in. We h.ard him w,ll. round ro e fronr door' "'l'm going to lock him out fo five minutes," said Hindley. "Do you mind?" "'l don't mind ifyou lock him out all night," I replied. 'Hindley locked the front door and dren he picked up his knife nd his gun. He was very drunk and I began to become liightened. '"Lock him out, but don\ kill hifn!" I cried. 'l took hold ofHindley\ arm but he pushedme away. ' "l'm going to kill him now," he cried. '[ ran to the window ad shouted to Heathcliff. ' "Hindley's got a gun arrd a knifel He\ going to kill youl" ' "Open the door!" Heathclifi shouted at me. '"Hindley will shoot you ifyou come in," I shoutedback. 'Suddenly the glass in the window boke and I could see Heathcliff. Hindley lan to the window with,his knife and gun, but Heathclilf put his arm through the window and got hold of the gun. He pulled it away from Hindley and then the gun went off. No one was shot, but Hindley's knife went into his own arm. He fell onto the floor with blood running from his am. Heathclilf smashed the rest of the glass and jumped into rhe kitchen. He began to kick and hit Hindley. I tded to stop hlm, but he picked up a knife from the table and thew it at me. So I ran awa Nelly.' Isabella stopped speaking and drank her tea. She stayed for anothe hour then she kissed me and left the house. She neve

Temblellmes

onedv\(henI r"ld rhetrbr .oole ,o mebou Heth.lin t e'mileJ nd'id so rhechildi' ' lled r'"'-,. .i'lJ'.,.", want ; to hate him, do thev? one dav I will il; Li;;. X . lll lq ill u Qeh r mu h e n l $ a n r h i m ' .-" . ' h rr. h ild . u' d'ad roo The i* -'h" rrei Carhl tlied Hrndlev so much' drank he because died told me that he had docfo his-father' from nothing Hirtdl"vt son, Hareton, inherited to borow owned he everything Hindlev had mortgagedle 'l"t given him had who *"-UtL"e A. it wasHeathcliff to belonged -.""" Hindley\ house ad his land now ,h. ;-d. HeathcLrlL Height'I tri'd I rr.n r Wurhenng luneral terHindley'' let Haeton come to live at Thrushcross ,o *"f.. U*,tt.iif child '""*". S", Heathcliff would not listen He lifted the at him. onto the kitchen table ad looked wayas 'Now,' he said,'you aremine' I can treat you the same me.' Hindleytreated

Dury Lockwood's
Now I undentand more abot the Lintons and the Earnshaws' Heathclif{ badlv after the death Lrf old Mr iii"f.u f'" "*," S. now Heathcliff has eated Hindlev's son in the i;;;;r. to Nelly Dean spoke unhappilv about what had happened Hareton, Huretorl, Mr Lockwood,'she said 'You have seen You read or -.t that he lives like a se ant in his own house He cannot not even He does farnwoLer' t'. s a rough, dirtv *.ii. "" how Heathciiff has hamed him'' un<lerstand She still has more of rhe story to tell me'

Isabella went to live in London. She and Edgar often wrote letters to each other. In September1?84, six months after she left, Isabella had a baby - a boy. She called him Linton. She wrote that he was a small baby who was not very strong.

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YoungCatherine
Nelll Dean's story
-fhe rwel\e ',er.af.r he Jeah.ol Carhv and her brorhe-. I H'ndle1. uer. rhe hrppie.r )(ar. or my lr.e. Car\e.ne Linton grew up to be a tall, beautitulgiI. She had big, dark eyes like her mother, and pale skin ard blonde curly hair like her father. She was never wild and bad-tempered like her mothe had been,but she was sometimes mischievous. Edgar was Catherine\ teacher alld she enjoyed her lessons rvith he fathe. She leamt quickly and happily. Catherine was thiteen befoe she left Thrushcross Grange and rhe parl hy her.eL Ldgarkepr her ar home w,rh him .o rhar he ccld .ee tl-a, .hr ua .te He never .ol. abou' Vuthering Heights or Heathcliff. One day,Catherine began to ask about the hills and moors she could seefrom the windows of Thrushcross Grange. 'When can I walk to the top of those hills?' she askedher fathe. 'You can go when you are olde' he told her. The road to the hills ran past Wurhcing Heights and Edgar did not want Catherine to go near that house. Caerine kept asking, 'When car I go to the hills? An I old enough yetl'And her father alwaysanswered, 'No, not yet, my In thc summe of 1797, when Catherine was titeen, her fathe had a sadletter from Isabellain London. She was very ill and she knew that she was dying. She asked her brother to come to London. She wanted to say goodbye to him and she

wanted him to take her young son, Linton' back to Thrushcross Granee. lel, {or London+raighruav H' w' wr} lor rhrce ftplr "and weeks Catheine was verv nhappy. Shc often went out lonero riJe o.oundrhc prrk "n her hor'e ihen one day, Catheilne went out and dld not come back at tea time. Two of the dogshad gone out with her' One dog came back bur Catherine ,rl1 th. oth.. dog had disappeared No one could find her. At last, I spoke to a famwoLer who had seen her in e moming. gallop away 'She made the hose jump over the fence and towardsthe hills,' he told me. I was so worried that I immediately went to look for her' I walked verl quickly and soon I saw \luthering Heights in the As I came nearer to the farmhouse, I saw Catherine's dog lvins outside the front doo. t opened the gate and rr to the iooi and knocked hard on it. The sewant, Zillah, opened the door. She had been a servant at Wthering Heights since Hindlev died 'O - uo,.,'u"come for vour litde girl,' she said' 'Come in' One of our does had a fight with her dog and we took her into the house. But don't worrv - shet safe ' 'ls vour masterheel'I askedquickl 'No, Mr Heathcliff and Josephare out and they wont be ' back for another hour,' she replied. 'Come in and sit down to talting Catheine was sitting h;ppilv in the kitchen Hareton. He was nineteen now and he was a big, handsome man. He was staring silently at Catherine' vounq ' l-was pleased to seeCatheine but I was angry with her' 'You'rea bad gitl,' t said. 'Ne11e.'sheciied, iumping up and running to me,'l will ha'e a god story to tell vou tonight.' 'You are coming home with me now,'I said 'lf you knew

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whosehtruscthis is, you would be pleasecl to go home.' 'lt's your farher'shouse,isn'r itl' shc asLcd,nrrfling towards Hareton. 'Y(rurlke.l aLrout "our house".' Hc rlicln\ ansu,er. 'ls it your master'.s housei'she asked.'Arc you a serantl' Harcron began to look angry I gor hold of Catherine ancl took hcr out ofthe house. 'Oo anclget my borse,'saidCaherinc ro Heton. 'l won't. l'm not a servant,'he replied angrily. 'You shoullnt speek like that to him,' Zillah said to Carherinc. 'Hareron is your cousin.' 'Hc\ nof ory cousinl He's a famuorker,' said Carherine. 'My cousin is a gentleman's son. My farher has gone to get hirn hom London.' I was angry wrth Zillah for telling Cathcrine thar Hareton wns hcr cousin. And I was angry with Catlrerine for sayrgrhat her fathcr had gone t,:,get Linton. I made her leave \luthering Heights as quickly as possible.Now Hcathcliff was going ro find ort th his son rvascoming to Thrushcross Crange. A lcrter arrn'eclfr,m Edgar.lsabclla*,asdearland he was bring, ing roung l-iDron L.ack to Thrshcross Grange with hrm. Carhcrnrewas very pleased thar Lnron u,as ccruuLg. 'Lnrtrn is alnost the samcagc as me,' she saiil. 'We will bc able to play togetherl' Vhen Edgar arrived home and broughr Linton Hcrrhciiff into t}re house,rhe boy was crying. Ile rvaspale and Lhnr wrtl, ll. rJ.r '1 1' rrr H. lo .1.d - , bl. ,nJ ... 'Catherine, you mst hc lind to your cousinj Lnrton,'her farhet said.'He is nor vcry srror-rg.' Catherine reatedLrnton like a bab She rouchedhis curlv hrir and kissed hnn gently and helped hirn to drinl his ea. After the children had gonc ro berl that nighr I rhoughr abour Linton- I was slrrethar Hcrhcliff lvould tnake s rke his sorl ro

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You.ng Catherine
Wuthering Heighrs. \fhat will happen to this weak boy at Wuthering Heightsl I askedmysell How long will he live? Heathcliff did make Linton go to Vuthering Heights. Thar night, Josephanived and spoketo Mr Linton. 'Hearhcliff has sent me to get his son,' said rhe old man. 'l mustn't go back without him.' tdgar w'..rlenr nJ lo.'l.J rerv.d. He h romi.ed hie 'd .r,rer h. r{..rld lo"l rrerLin br Lrnron w. He'rl.clif i "n, son. How could Edgarkeep the boy? Edgar answered Joseph quietl 'Tell your rnasrer that his son will come toi7utherilg Heights tomorrow.He is weak and ill, and he is asleep now.' Early the next moming, I woke Linton arrd told him that I was taling him ro stay with his father He was fighrened and it was difficult to make him leave the house.He warted to stay with his uncle. I felt very sorryfor the boy. Ve rode to \luthering Heights and as we anived Heathcliff 'Hello, Nellyl'he called. 'l see you havc brought me my propery Brig it inl Let me seeit!' Linton was trembling when he got into the house and he staried to cry when Heathcliff rook hold of hnn. Heatlcliff laughed when he saw the boy's blond cLrrly hai and his thin arms and hands. 'l hope you'Il be kind to the bof' I said.'He'snot very strong "d hel 'he onll r.laron 1oul-ave.' 'l'11bevery kind to hirn. l'll start being kind now Josephl'he called. 'Come hee- Tke the boy away. Give him some breakfast. 'Yes,Nelly, I will look after my son,' Heathclif{ went on. 'l '"vant him to marry Catherhe and inherir Thrushcross Grange. So I don't wanr him to die before Edgar Linton. I want to mal<e surethat I have that land and that property.'

Carherine Meen Hearclf

I had to leave Linton at \lthering Heights and I nied to go away quietly. But as I left, I head him crying and shouting, 'Don't leavemel I won't stay here! I wontl'

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lB00 rt wa. C henne\ 'rrreenrh 'J.,ne pa*ed and rn N4arch day ior tdgar I hirhdy.Her brlhdal ua. alua1.an unh-rppy was born. becausehis wife had died on the day his da,.rghrer Each year, Edgar spent the day alone and went to see Cadry's grave in the churchyard. The day that Catherine was sixteen was a beautiful day. Catherine and I went for a waik on the moors. \Ve walked on ard on, and soon I was tired. Catherine was now a long way in front ofme and I saw that she had met two people.When I got closer, I saw that she was talking to Heathcliff Hareton was standing nearby. 'Who is your fatherl'l heard Heathcliffsaying to her. 'Mr Linton rll ThrushcrossGrange,' she replied. '\lho are youl' Then she lookcd towards Hareton. 'l drink I have seen him before.Is he your sonl' 'Miss Catherine, we must go home,'l said quickly. 'No, that man is not my son,' saidHeathcliff. 'But I have got a son and you met him once. You must come back to my hose and meet him again-' I tried to make Catherine go home, but she wanted to go wirh Heathcliff. Heathclifl took hold of ny arrn and made me walk with them to \lutherig Heights. 'l want he to seeLinton,' he said.'l want the two cousinsto fall in love and get' manied. Then, Thrushcross Grange will

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belong to rny son when Edgar Linton dies. And it will belong to me when my son dies.' When Catherine met Linton she did not recognize him at fint. Then she emembered the boy she had met tbree years before. Linton ws talle but he still looked weak and ill. Catherine was very pleasedto seehim again and talked to him happily. She spoke to Heathcliff. 'You must be my uncle! Why haven't you visited the Grange with Linton? Yo have lived so close to us all these yearsand u.. Ir r. \eri .rrnge. )ou ha\e ne\er vr5ried 't would like to come here every morning. May I corne, UncleJ'she went on. 'And may I bring my father?' 'Your father and I argued many years ago,' replied Heathcliff. 'Come here if you want. But don't tell your father that you are coming. He won't want you to visit dris house.' 'Then Linton mlrst visit me at Thrushcoss Gange,' said Catherine. 'Oh! I cannot walk as fa as Thushcross Crange. It is four miles awayl' saidLinton. 'Come and seeme herc, Catherine.' Heathcliff looked arrgrilyat Linton. 'Nelly,' he said, 'my son is a weak, selfish, miserable bo I often wish that Hareton lvas Catherine would not leave \luthering Heiehts until late in the aftemoon. She and Linton talked to each other and read books. They laughed at Hareton because he couldn't read. I began to dislike Linton because he enjoyed being unkind to Hareton, The next moming, Catherine told her father about her visit to \lutheing Heights. She asked him why he had neve told he rvhee Linton lived. 'l didn't tell you becauseMr Heathcliff dislikes me very much. He is an evil man,' Edgarreplied. 'l knew that he would he dislikesme. So I didr't want you to be unkind to you because go to \luthedng Heights to seeyour cousin.'

MeeoHeatfrfiff Carherrne
'But Mr Hearhcliff was very kind to me,' said Catherine. 'He said I could visit his house again He wants me to be Linton's friend.' Edga realized that Catherine did not believe that Heathcliff was evil. So he told her how Heathcliff had eated lsabella.He also told her how Heathcliff had become the owner ot Vuthering Heights. Catherine sat silently and listened to her fathe. Now you Lnow why I don't want you to go to Vuthering Heights,' said Edgar. 'Don't think any more about M Heathclif and Linton.' Summer came to an end and the autumn bega. The weather was soon cold and wet. One day in September, Edgar went for a walk on the moos with Catherine. They both got verv wet in the rain arrd Edgar fell ili. He coughed a 1ot and soon he rvas very weak. Theni at the end of October, I fell ill and for thee weeks I stayed in bed. Each da Catheine looked after me as well as he father. ln the evenings, she sat alone in the library and read books. Afer three weeks I was able to get up, but I was still weak and ill. One evening, I askedCatherine to read a book to me. She read to me fo an hour, rhen she said she had a headache and was going to bed. Lateq I went to her bedroom to see het but she rvas not thee. She was nowhere in he house. Very late thar night, I heard the sound of a honet hooves ohide and soon I saw Catherine. She was climbing very quietlv into the house through a window. She did not seeme waiting for her. 'Catheine,' I said, 'whee have yor.rbeen? What have you been doing?' She started to cry and she put her arms around my neck 'Oh, Nell' she said, 'don't be angry with me. Promisevou won't be alrgryand I'll tell Yo.'

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I prorriscd he but I knew what she was gclingto tcll mc. She old me that she had been at \uthering lleights. Shc had Leen tbee to scc Linton every day since I hatlfallen ill. Beforc that, she had lvritten lertersto hirn. Cthcrinc knew that Linton was weak and selfish.Bt she also knew that hc was ill and that his father was cnrel ro him. She wassony for Linton and she forgavehim when he behvcd badly.Linton had told Cathernrethat he loved he. 'You wont tell my father, wilL you, Nellrl'shc s:rid.'He will stop mc from seeingLintrn. You will make Linton and me very unhappy if wc cannot seeeach other' I did tcll Carherine\ faher. I decidedthat I had to rcll him. Edgar was upscr and worried. He told Catherine that she must never go to Wuthering Heights again. Spring camc, rhe spring of last year, 1801. Edgr Linron was He worried alLthe ime abrutCathrinc. still weat ancli11. '\lh can I do for ny little Catheinel'he said to me.'l would bc happy for her ro may Linton if I thought hc rvould look ftc her. But I an \rorried that he is wenk ad that Heathciiff alwaystells him rvhat t, dc.So I must go on making he sadivhilc I am alive. And she u'ilLbe alone u'hen I dic.' 'l will alwayslook after Catheine,' I old him. In Mach, Catherine was seventeen. Fcrthe first timc Edgar did not visit his wife\ grave in the churchyard.He rvastoo ill to Litton $,roelerteLsto Edgar.tle askerlfor his unclet perrission to meet his cousin, Catherine. Cthcrinc kcpt asking her fthc if she could r.isit Linton. At last, in Augusr, Edgar agreedthat they couLdmeet. He said they could mcct once a week on thc moors near the Grange. He tol,l me tlur I had ro go with Catherine. ft was nearly the end of sunmer u'hen Carhcrinc and I ftrst tle moos until we mel lvent to mcel Linton. \le rode ac,.rss

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hirn not far from \luthering Heights. I washorrified whcn I sarf hrm. 'How pale aml thin you are, Lintonl'I cried. 'Are you il1?' 'No no,' he said. 'l'rn not ill. But rt's hot and I arl. tired. LeCssit down here.' Catherine got off her horse and saf down ex o hrm. Shc Lintun harl changcd. talked cheeluLll', but she lookerl u1rset. child. Before,he hatl often behavedhke a selfh, bad-tempered Nor', he sat very quietly anJ JiJ nor speak ro Catherine or answerher questions. Very soon she said,'l must go home now, I cirn scc thar you don\ r'ant to be herc wih me.' 'No, you mustn't go. You mustn\i'Linton cried, taking hold ofher arm. 'Don't ledve me, Cfherine.' Linton looked towards lluther ing lJeights. 'My fathcr may be coning,'he said quickly. 'Don\ tell him that I've been silcnt and stupid. He'Ll be angry with me.' Caherinewas sadaml disappointecl about her meetig with Linton, and she did not wnt to meet l:lead1c1iff. Shc pullcd hcr got arm awayfrom Linton and c,ntohet horse. 'l'lL meet you here again next week,' she saitl, nd we thcn sranetlto ritle back to Thmshcross Grange. A u'eek lateL,Catherine knew that her frher s,:rsdying. She dicl not u'at to leave him, but she hJ promisedto mccr Linton. h was late in he afenoon when we met him at the same placc on the moors. '\lhy have you come when your father is so ill?' Linton slid. 'l rhought you rvouldnt cone.' Cathcrine rvasangry'You aren't pleased to seeme, are youT Come on, Ncll Let's go home again.' Br Linton starred to cry then he fell tc he ground. He cricd anclrrembledand looked terrified. you must stay,'he cried.'l crnl rell you 'Oh Caherine,

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wh)'. I nustn\ tell you ,hy. But i{ you go he will kill me. DearestCathedne, you lo\'c nc, don't youl You wilL say yes, Catherine felt sorry for hirn. '\X4ry musr I gently.'Why must I say)csl' Linton crieLlwildly and kiscd her hands, but he coull not speak.He trembled u,ith terror. SLrddenlyI hearrl a nojse bchind us and 1 looked ouml. Thee was Heathcliff u,alkingtouards us. 'Hello, Nelly,'he callcd. Thcn HeahcLifflooked at Linton. 'Get upl'he shouted.'Tatc hold of m1,hand and stand up.' Linton wouLl not rove nd Hcathclifl turned to Catherine 'Hclp hrn back to the and rne. 'You rnust help the boy,'he sair1. 'l\n sorry,'said Catherinc qnictlv. 'l can\ help you, Linton. Ml father has tokl me rhr I mustnt go ro Wuthering Heights again.' Then Liltrn starerlt,:rcry even morc wildly and held onto Catherine. So, finallr', we lad o akc hin lack to rhe house. so upsct nd so lrald. We dirl not know ruhyhe uras Catherine ook Linton intc tle l<ltchcn and I waired by the door, but Heathcliff pusherlre insidc hc housc. '(irrnc in and have sometea, NeLly.I lateton, Zillah and Josephhave a1lgone awayso I'll make it m-rsell' He shut the d,or behil me anrl loclcd 1r. Catherine juLrped at hirn nd tiecl o alc thc key iiom him. She gor hold of his hand and pulled at hls fingcrs hut he was too stfong fo her. Then she tricd ro birc him. Hearhcliff suddenlyopened his fingers ancl droppcclthc kcy. He hir her her again and again on eithet side of her head, thcn hc pushecl arvayfron hin. I tried to help Catherine bur Hcarhcliff pushed 'ThaCs what I rlo to bad-tempcrcd childrcn,'he said o Catheine. 65 Catherinejumped at him tmrl ti*I t tk

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He left thc room and locked the door again.Catherinc ran to mc, crying. Linton sat quietly. 'Tcl1 us what your fathe is doing,' I sai.l to Linton angrilv. '\lhy has he locked the door?Vhy is he keepingus here?' 'My father wants Catherine to many me,' Linton said. 'He knows rhat her father is going to die soon And nv fathcr thinks that I will die soon tro. He wants to be surc hat I rvill inheit Thrushcoss Grange rvhen Mr Linton dies. So we ac going to be maniccl in the moming ' I wasvery angry.'Are you going to marry Cathedne, Linton? little boy! Hcathcliff is nad! And You are a silly, bad,tcrnpered you shouldbe beatenfor naking us come hcre.' I eor hold oflintonk shoulden and shookhim. He startedto cough and then he startedto cry again. Just thcn the door opened and Heathcliff returled. 'Scr Go to bed' you're crying again,Linron,' he said.'Go upstairs. Linton mn from the roorn. Hc was a6id that his farher wouLd hLth'n 'Mr Heathcliff'said Catherine,'let me go home. I promiseI will marry Linton. I love Linton and my father will let rne nrany him. Pleaselet me go home to my father. He will bc so miserbleanJ woried abou me ' 'Be silentl'shouted Heathclif{.'l I'ill keep you here. I am pleascdthat yo.rr father will be miserable.' but he would I tied to make Heathcliff change his minLlao not listen to me. He took s upstairsto ZiLlah'sbcdroorn and lockeclus in. Hc left us there all night. The next moming, at seveno'clock, Heathcliff came back He opened the door and p,-rlled Catherine out Bur he pushed In( l'"' l, "n | 1".\cJ me r- h. bedr"om,parn I hit the rloo again and again and shouted, bt no one camc. Many hours later Hareton brought me a meal, but he would not let mc out of the room. t was locked in that room for five nights and for claysl

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rnc rrtrhJr1 Tillh lcr me. ur or rl't ledr"crn lre l''en fin Ne'l. .he.a d qur.krr' l drdnI l'now vorru.re \. r, L-,'," 'y. Mr Heathcliffgave me the key. I{e said you werc trere-' ' "Tcll Neily to go back to fhe Grange,"he said to me. "And tell her rhat Catherine rvill come back fo her father'sfuneral." ' 'ls EdgarLinton dcatl?'l cried. 'Oh no, Zillahl' 'No, no,' she replicd. 'The drctor thinks he rvill ln'e one I n out of the oom and down the stairs Linton Heathclifl vas lying on the settlc in the kitchcn. 'Vherct Catherincl' I askedangrill'. She cries all the time bt He sat up slowly. 'Shet upst.rirs. shecan't lcave.\7e won't let het leave.She'smy wile now.' 'You srupid boyl'l shouted.'Where is Catherine?\lheret Mr Heathcliff?' 'He's outside. He's ralking to thc doctor rvho savsthat my I shall that he is dying because uncle is dylng at last. I'm pleased is her saYs it be the owne of ThrushcrossGrange. Catherinc house bur it isn't hers now. My farher saysthar everything of hers belongsto me. 'She sald she would give rne hcr books or her horse if I thc door and lct her out Bur I toltl her hat she has "nlocked give me because everything belongsro ne now' nothing to angry. Then Linton becamc 'Oh, go away,Nelly. You've made me tired,'hc cried. I-le lav down on the settle again and closedhis eyes. I decidcd to go to the Grange and bring someservantsback to Vuthering Heights to help Cathcrine. When I got back to the Grange a1l the servantsI'ere vcry

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The Dcarhol FdsatLtntun

Catherine and I srayed together ar Thmshcross Gange. EdgarLinton wasburied in the churchyardnex to his wife. The day after the tunera1, Herhcliff came to the Grange. He found us in the sittins-roon where he had last secn Cathy eighteen 'Get your things, Carherine,'he said.'l\'e come to take you '\lhy don'r you 1erher live herc?'l asked.'And sendLinton herc tro. You hate hem boh. You will be pleascdif you don't havc to seethen every day.' 'l am looking for a tenant for ThrushcrossGrange,'he answered. 'And I wanr rny children near me. The girl is going to work for me when Linton is dead. I dont want he to live hee in thls fine house.' 'l wiil come with you,' said Catherine. 'Linton is the only personI love. I won't 1etyou hurt hin.' 'Go and get your things,'shoutedHerthcliff. \lhile Catherine was gone I askedHearhcliff to take me to Wuthering Heights too. But he told me rhrr I rust sty at the Grangeand be rhc housekeeper. He looked around the room antl srarcdlt I picrure of Cathy. I wason the w1l abovethe fireplaccnc.xrto a icnrre of Edgar. 'l will have Cathy's picture at home,'hc sald. Suddenly he smiled at rne. 'ShlI I rell you what I did ycstcrdal,, Nelly? I went to the churchyffd. I told the man who was digging Edgart grave to |akc the earth off Carhyl grave.Alter he had dug our the eanh, I could seeher coffin. i opened the coffin and lorked at her again. Ejghteen yearshave passed but she still looks like she alwaysdid, Nellyl' 'You wcre very wicked, Mr Heathcll(' I said. 'You shoul.l not distuL4lthe dead.' 'l did not dlsturb anybody,Nelly. Carhy has dsturbedme. She hasdisturbedme all day and all night for eighteenyears. 'Shall I rell you what happenedthe day Cathy was buriedl'

pleased to see me. No one knew what had happened to Catherine and me. I went to seeEdgarLinron. Hc w,rslying in bed with his eyesclosed.i ouchedhis hand. 'Catherinel' he said. 'Catheine is coming,' I replie.l. He cpened his eyes,and i told him what had happenedin the past few days. He unclerstoodwhy Hcathcllff had made Linton mary Catherine. Heathclif{ wanrcd tr make sure tht he had everything that belongecl to the Lintons - rhc houseand eveything else Edgar owned. lf Linton died, Hcathcliff would So Edgar decided to charge his willaL He decided not to leave his money and property to Cahcrine. Instead he would ask trustees+r to look after Carherinek inhcitance. Then Heathcliff woukl never inlerit Edgart moncy and proFerty. Edgarsent a sewant to the villagc of Cimmeton to ask hls lawyer to come to the house.Thc scrvant retumed alone. The lawyer had sairl he was bus but he woull cone ro the Gral4e in the moming. I was going to go to Wuthcring Hcights next .ley to get Catherine, but I did not have to g(J.Late that night Catherine returnedto the Grange.She pur hcr anns aroLnd me and crie.l. 'Linton let me out. He hared to hcar me cry so much. Oh Nellyl Nellyl ls my father alive?' 'Yes,yes, my dear.Come qLricdyand you can seehim now. But, please Catherine, tell him that you and Linton are going ro be happy together.Don't ier him worry about you.' Catherine rvent o her father. Hc was very happy to seeher and a few hours later he died quietly. The lawyer arrived soon after Edgar Linton died. He had come from \luthering Hcights. I now found out that he had been paid by Heathcliff to stay away until Edgar died. The lawyertold all the servartsexcept rrrethat they harl to leavethe Grange.

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house.I met Zillah sometimesand she told me abou what was happeningat Wuthering Heights. Linton was very il1 ancl it was Catherine who looked after him. Heathcliff would not go near Linton and told Zillah not to help Catherine. One night in Octobcr, Catherine woke Zillah and told her to go and get Heathclifr. 'Tll him that his son is dying,'she said.'Co and get him quickly.' By the time that Hearhcliff came to Lintonk room, his son was dead. Catherine rvould not leave her bedroom for two weeks after Linton's dearh. Heathcliff went to see her once o show her Linton\ will. Linton had left everythinghc owned to his father. So now Catherine has nothing and Hearhcliff owns Grange. both Vuthering Heights and Thrushcross Hareton tried to makc friends with Catherine, br-rtshe was nkind and laughed at him. Heathcliff had made him into a rough, dirty farmworker who could not read ct write. So Catherine hasno money and no friends.lt makesne sad, but I cannot think of any way to help her.

beforeI could answc. Thcn he went on speaking he asked. 'ln the evcning I went to the churchyardand I stood hy her grave."l want to hold her in my atms again,"I said to myscll 'l got a spadeand dug down in the carth until I reachedhcr with my hands. coffin. Then I pulled the rest of thc carth ar,r'ay I was going to opcn the coffin rvhen I heard a sound behlnd me. l was the sound of someonebreathing. I knew suddenlythat Cathy's ghost was there. She wasn't unde the ground. She was 'l felt happy rhen. After I put thc earth back in the grave,I went home. Y(ru may laueh, Nel\ bur I was sure that I would find Cathy rvaiting for me at \luthcring Heights. I thought that I would seeher. 'l ran all thc way hone, but Hindlcy alrd lsabellahad lockcd alL the doors. I had ro get in through a window and Hindlcy rried to kill me wirh his knife. I remembe hitting him and kicking him, then running upstairsto look for Cathy. 't ran to her hedroom.I saw where shc had cavedher namc on a shell I felt tht she was with me. But i could not seeherl And for eighteenycarsCarhy has been with me every day. But in all tha time I havc never seenher.' Heathcliff stopped ralknrg and stared ar the fire. I didn\ speak I didn't u,anrhim ro sayany lnorc. Catherine camc hack into the room and saitl that she rvas 'Send me Cathy'spicrure romorroq Nelly,' said Heathclifl 'Goodbye,Nell' said Catherine, kissing ne gently. 'Come 'Nelly won't be sccingyou,' said Heathcliff'l don't want he coming iDto my house.' He took hold of Catherinet arm and nade hcr walk out of the noors to \luthering Heights. the houseand across I went to visit Catherinc but Josephwould not let me into the

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I have now heard the end of Nelly Dean'sstory.It is the sccond week in January1802 and I am now well. Soon I am going to go to Vuthering Heights to see Mr Heathcliff. I don't want o Crangc any longer I have decided to stay here at Thrushcross go ro London and I do not thlnk I will retum to Thrushcross Grange. I will pay Mr Heathcliff his rent fo the rest of the ycar and rcll him to find a new tcnant in October. Nothing will male me stay in this rvild, bleak place for anothe rvintc.

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1802.L,r ueel, I w inured ro v;ir r Inend fr r, SeptemFer. Irn Yorkh "e. I sa. In York hrre on m1 wa; ro m1 rnend. house when I suddenly decided to go to Thrushcross Grange. I was still the tenant of the house and I decided to stay there for the night. As I rode towards Thrushcross Grange, I passed the grey stone chuch and the lonely churchyard. Sheep were eating the grassaround the graves. It was a warm, sunny afternoon and the moors looked beautiful. I remembered how wild arrd bleak they looked in the winre I got to the house in the afternoon. Theie ws an old woman sitting otsidethe kitchen door. 'Vhere's Mrs Dea?' I asked.'ls she inside the housel 'No,'replied dre u'oman.'Shedoesn'tlive here now. Shek at Wurheing Heights.' The new housekeeper was very supised when I told her that I was Lockwood, the tenant of the house. t old he that I wanted to stay for the night and asked her to prepare a bedroom for me. Then I walked across the moos to Wuthering Heigha. \Vhy was Mrs Dean living thee? It was early evening by the time I reachedthe house.I could seeflowen in the garden and the doors and windows wee open. t could hea e sound ofvoices and through a window I saw a handsomeyoung man sitting at a table. He was reading aloud

frorn a book and behind him, with he hand on his shoulder, stood a beautiful young woman. Catheine Heathclilf ard Haeton Earnshaw! I rvent round to the back of the house. Mrs Dean was sitting by the kitchen door. I could hear her singing. I could also hear voice. Joseph's 'You should be readingd1eBible not singing songs,'hesaid. 'Youte no good ald neither is that girl, nor the boy. You'Il all go to t'devil.' SuddenlyMrs Dean saw me. 'Mr Lockwoodl'she cied. 'Why didn't you tell me you were coming?Nothing is readyfor you at the Crange.' 'Don't wony. The houselteeperis getting a bedroom ready for me,' I said.'And t'm leaving again tomorrow. 'Now, tell me, Mrs Dean,' I went on, 'why are you here at Vuthering Heights?' 'Zillah left ad Mr Heathcliff asked me to come,' she said. 'But, come in, Mr Lockwood.Sit down.' 'Yes,'l said. 'l want to seeMr Heathcliff. I must talk to him She looked surprised. 'Heacliff is dead,' she said. 'Hadn't you heard about his death?' 'Heathclif{is dead!'l repeated in suryrise.'Whendid he die?' 'Three months ago,'she replied. 'Now sit down, sir, and I'll tell you all about it. The young people are going out for a walk, so we ca sit and talk. I'11 tell you about them ad about Heathcllff. His death wasvery strange.'

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Lleathcli{f askedme ro come llack to Wuthering Heights nvo weeksafteLyou Left,Mr Lockwood. Cadrerine rvas lonely and did no have rnuch to do. She arguerlwith Josephand Hareton u'ouldnt speako her. He was alwaysbad-tempered and rough. just like a dog,Nelln'she saidone day.'He just 'LlaLeton's cats aml sleeps anLlwo*s and there'snothing in his mind. 'l lnow ruhy he won't speak,Nel\r He\ afraid thar I wilL hugh at him. He beganto each himself to read, but because I laughedhe bumt his books.\fasnt he srupid?' 'You were cmel,' I re'lied. 'Pethapsi rvas,'she sairl. 'But I didn't hink he rvould burn In the eaLlyspringHareton hurt his arm and coulclnot word on the farnl for a whiLe.He usedto sit in drc kirchcn by thc firc with Joseph, and Catheine ried to nakefriendsrvih him. 'I-laeton,we are ccusins. I want to be friendswith 1,ou,' shc sairlone day.'Please, forgn'e rne for laughing ar you.' She heLrlcuther hand to Hareon, b hc n'ould nor shakc hamls. Then Catherine kisscd him gcnrly on hrs chcck. Hc stili did not say or Llo anyrhins and Caherine rvcnt :rway.Shc t.rt down and wrappeda4 a book in whire papcr. Shc wrotc Mr HareronEarn-auon the parcel. 'Here, NeLh,,' she sard. 'Plcasc givc rhis hook to Mr EarnshawTell hnn that I will teach hh to read iL lfhc docsn'r want me to teach him, I u'ill go upstairsand I will ncvcr largh et him again.' I gavethe parcelto Hareron and hc quicdy begirnto open it. Catherhe rvent ro sir next to hrn. Hareton sropFedlooking bad-tempered. He was still afra to speakto hcr hut soon I s\v then looking at the book togerher and quictly rhey started to talk. tl

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They love each other now, M lockwood, and t'm very happy that they do. I will be the happiestwoman in Englandon the day drat they get maniedl Heathcliff did nor speak ro us very often during those monds. He sat with us at meal tirnesbu did not eat much.' One evening in May, Heathclifi came in while Hareton and Catherine wee quietly reading together. They both looked up at the same time and I saw him looking at themBodr Hareton and Catherine look like Cathy. Perhaps thcy made Headrcliff think of her He looked very upset. He quietly told them to go away. I \ras going to go away too, but he stopped 'Stay here, Nelly,' he said. Then, afte a few moments he spoke again. '[t is stange, isn't it?' he went on. 'l have worked so hard to get my evenge on two families. I opm thei houses and now I could get my revenge on a Linron and a Eamshaw. But I dont want revenge now. 'Nelly, there is a change coming. l'm not interested in my life any more - I often don't remember to eat and dink. Sometimes I think I will soon forget to breathe. 'Perhaps you think that I am going madl But you won't tell peoplewhat I am saying,will you?'he went on. 'Hareton always makes me think of Cathy when I see him. Even when I don't see him, I see her everywhere.I see her when I look at the stone floor in the house.I seeher in every cloud and in every tree. At night, her face is in the sky above me. Every person I see looks like he. The whole wold tells me that she once was alive and that I have iost her!' 'What do you mean when you say that a change is coming, Mr Heathcliff?' I asked. I was afraid. I did't drink he was going ad and I didn't think that he was dying. But I was a6aid. quietly. 'But I will know when it 'l don't know,' he answered happen..' 'Are you ill?'l asLed.

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'No, Nelly. I'm not ill.' 'And you are not afraid of dyingl' I asked. 'Afraid ofdying? No,' he replied. 'l am strongand well. t will probably live until I am an old ma. Br.t I do not want to live. I have only one wish to be with he. And now I am sure that my wish will soon come true.'

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Tlor a few dars Herhcl,tf.raled rn ,he hou.e. Brr he lept .Fual I'om ail or u- and.poLe ro no one Th.n. ore nrghr'I head him leave the house afte we had all gone to bcd. ln the moming he still had not rctnedIt was Apil and the weather was warm and sunny. After beakfast I went outside to talk to Hareton. Soon Catherine came to find me. 'Heathcliff\ gone into the house,'she said. 'He spoke to me! And he looks so different . . .' 'How|asked Hareton. 'He looks excited,' she answeed- 'He looks wild and happv I was as surprised as Catherine and I was worried too. I went back into the house. Heathcliff was standing by an open door' His face was pale and he was trernbllng. There was a strange' happy look ln hls eyes. '\lill you havc sorne breakfast?' I ashed. I wanted to know where he had been, but I was afraid to ask him. 'No, I'm not hungry' he replied. 'Leaveme alone,Nelly.' He behaved strangely all day. He would not eat and he rvas

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restless. He walked around the house.His face wasvery pale but he was smiling. His body trembledbut he was not ill. He did not leave the house again and at eight o'clock that evening I went to his room. I took him a ltghted candle and Heathcliff was leaning against the wall by an open windorv. The fire had gone out and the oom was dak. He srood with his back to the window and he was sraringin front of him. 'Shall I closethe windowl I asked. Suddenly he moved and I had a tenible fright, Mr Lockwood. That pale face! Those black eyestHe did not look human. I was terified and I dropped dre candle. He spoke then and his voice sounded the same as it always did. ' y did you drop the candle, Nelly? Go ard get another I ran from the room and sent Josephwith anorher candle. I was too afraid to go back myself. Headrcliff ate no supper and that night he wenr to a different bedroon. He went to the lirtle room Cathy usedto sleepin. The next moming, Heathcliff was still estless and excited. He sat at the table but world not eat or dink. 'Come, now, you musr ear something,'I said. He did not look at me but he smiled. 'Mr Hearhcliff, dont smile like that. Don't stareasif you had seena ghostl' 'Don't shout, Nell' he answered.'Tm round. Tell me if there is anyone here in the room with us.' 'No, of coursethere isn't,'l replied. Then I saw that he was staring as if rhere was something in front of him. He had forgotten that I was there. Later he went out ad he was away from the house all day. lt was midnighr before he retumed. I was woied and afraid and I could not sleep. I could hea him rvalking restlessly around the

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house. At last, I rvent down to the kitchen and started to light dre fire. He cameto find me there. '\lhat rime is it, Nelly?' 'lt's fou o'clock.' 'Four o'clock. I mst talk to the lawyer later todav. I have not witten my wiil yet. I must decide who is going to inherir my propery when I die. I wish that nobody could inherit it. And you must remember, Nelly, where I want to be buried. You must make sue that I am buded next to Carhy.' 'Don't talk like that,'l said. 'You haven't eaten or slept for three days - but you aren't going to die yet. You aen't going to die for a long time. Beforeyou die, you will have time to feel sony for all the things you have done \rong.' 'l don't feel sorry for anything I have done,' he cried. Then went away to the little bedroom. ln the aftemoon he came he into dre kitchen where Catherine and I were sitting. 'Come and sit widl me, Nelly,' he said. 'l dont want to be 'No, si, I won't. You're fightening me with the wav vou're talking and the way you're behaving ' Then he trmed to Catherine. 'Will you come and sit with me?'he asked.'No, of courseyou won't You'reafraid of me too. '\Vell, thee'sone who will come and sit with me She'snot afraid.She will never leaveme alone Neve.' He left the kltchen and went back to the little bedroom. Tbrough the whole night and lhe next morning I heard him shouting arrd crying out and talking to himself l sent Hareton to get the doctor. \hen the docto came we found that the door to rhe room was loched. Heathcliff shouted angrily at the doctor and sent him awayThat evening and all night it rained heavilv. Vhen I went out into the garden the next moming, I saw that the window of the little bedroom was wide open and dre rain was blowing in. I knew that the bed was under the open window

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Loc/ruood Hearsttu End o/ theSto-"his thick, hlack hair. I tried to I closerlthe windorv.I brushed not. I felt that he was laughingat me. closehis eyes,but I coLrld \le luried Lleathclif{ in the churchyard next to Cathy. Harcron covered the grave rvith earth, and I hope that HeahcLiffis at peacerhere. But there are peoplc in the village who say that they ha"e sccn his ghost. Joseph says hat he has sccn both of then Hcathcliff and Cathy. Hc has seen them looking out of that bedroom window evcry riny night since Heathcliff died And a strangething happcncd ro me a nonth ago. I was going to ThrushcrossGrange onc cvening. lt was a dark, stormyevening anclI could hear thunder. I met a little boy who was crying loudly. '!hat's the mattcl' I askedhim. 'Theret Heathcliff and a rvomanup there,' he said,pointing the moors.'l won't go past them.' up thc path tc'wards I told him to go hone by a different path. I thought he had bccn frightened by thc things people in the village said. But I dont like being out in rhe dak now and I dont like being on my own in this house. I shall be pieased when we go to Thnxhcross Grange.

'He can't be in bed,' I said ro myseil 'He must have gone I found a key to unlock rhc doo and wenr in to close the windorv.Rut Heathclillhad n(Jtgone out. He was thce. He was lying on hrs back on the bed. His eyeswere open and hc looked wild and excited.

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to Mrs Dean ad left. I walked back to Thrushcross Crange, sropping at the chuch. In the churchyard, I found three gravestones near the edge of dre rnoors.The middle grave was Cathy\. Her gravestone was half-covered by grass. Grass was stating to grow at the bottom of Figar Lintont gmvestone. No grasscoveed the bare stone of Heathclilfk grave. I stayed there quietl watching the insects flying among the flowers. I listened to *re gentle wind blowing through the gass. And I thought how peacefullythesepeoplemr:srbe sleeping in t}lis quiet place.

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