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hand rather more rational than myself, and more benevolent than my entertainer. This was Zillah, the stout housewife; who at length
| still Heathcliff laughed, and still I scolded. I don't know what would have concluded the scene, had there not been one person at |
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| their indefinite depth of virulency, smacked of King Lear. The vehemence of my agitation brought on a copious bleeding at the nose, and |
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| ordered the miscreants to let me out--on their peril to keep me one minute longer--with several incoherent threats of retaliation that, in |
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| no resurrection, and I was forced to lie till their malignant masters pleased to deliver me: then, hatless and trembling with wrath, I |
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| beasts seemed more bent on stretching their paws, and yawning, and flourishing their tails, than devouring me alive; but they would suffer |
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| extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation. Fortunately, the |
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| Hey, dog! Hey Wolf, holld him, holld him!' On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and |
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| rushed to the nearest postern. 'Maister, maister, he's staling t' lanthern!' shouted the ancient, pursuing my retreat. 'Hey, Gnasher! |
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| milking the cows by the light of a lantern, which I seized unceremoniously, and, calling out that I would send it back on the morrow, |
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| answered, sharply. 'Hearken, hearken, shoo's cursing on 'em!' muttered Joseph, towards whom I had been steering. He sat within earshot, |
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| his ghost will haunt you; and I hope Mr. Heathcliff will never get another tenant till the Grange is a ruin,' she |
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| more kindly than I expected. 'Not at your command!' retorted Hareton. 'If you set store on him, you'd better be quiet.' 'Then I hope |
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| horses, eh?' 'A man's life is of more consequence than one evening's neglect of the horses: somebody must go,' murmured Mrs. Heathcliff, |
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| the park,' he said. 'You'll go with him to hell!' exclaimed his master, or whatever relation he bore. 'And who is to look after the |
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| specimen of their civil behaviour amongst each other. At first the young man appeared about to befriend me. 'I'll go with him as far as |
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| unmannerly wretch. With this insult my patience was at an end. I uttered an expression of disgust, and pushed past him into the yard, |
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| stranger is a stranger, be he rich or poor: it will not suit me to permit any one the range of the place while I am off guard!' said the |
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| visitors: you must share a bed with Hareton or Joseph, if you do.' 'I can sleep on a chair in this room,' I replied. 'No, no! A |
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| journeys on these hills,' cried Heathcliff's stern voice from the kitchen entrance. 'As to staying here, I don't keep accommodations for |
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