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Wuthering Heights

he’ll be so disappointed: and he’ll wait for me, and I
sha’n’t come!’
’Nonsense!’ said I, ‘do you imagine he has thought as
much of you as you have of him? Hasn’t he Hareton for a

companion? Not one in a hundred would weep at losing a
relation they had just seen twice, for two afternoons.
Linton will conjecture how it is, and trouble himself no
further about you.’
’But may I not write a note to tell him why I cannot
come?’ she asked, rising to her feet. ‘And just send those
books I promised to lend him? His books are not as nice as
mine, and he wanted to have them extremely, when I told
him how interesting they were. May I not, Ellen?’
’No, indeed! no, indeed!’ replied I with decision.
‘Then he would write to you, and there’d never be an end
of it. No, Miss Catherine, the acquaintance must be
dropped entirely: so papa expects, and I shall see that it is
done.’
’But how can one little note - ?’ she recommenced,
putting on an imploring countenance.
’Silence!’ I interrupted. ‘We’ll not begin with your
little notes. Get into bed.’
She threw at me a very naughty look, so naughty that I
would not kiss her good-night at first: I covered her up,

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