Yesterdaywasbright, calm, : myhousekeeperentreatedmetobearalittlenotefromhertoheryounglady, andIdidnotrefuse, , butthejealousgatewasfastened, asatmylastvisit; IknockedandinvokedEarnshawfromamongthegarden-beds; heunchainedit, ; butthenhedoeshisbestapparentlytomaketheleastofhisadvantages.
? Heanswered, No; ’clock, andIannouncedmyintentionofgoinginandwaitingforhim; atwhichheimmediatelyflungdownhistoolsandaccompaniedme, intheofficeofwatchdog, notasasubstituteforthehost.
Weenteredtogether; Catherinewasthere, makingherselfusefulinpreparingsomevegetablesfortheapproachingmeal; , andcontinuedheremploymentwiththesamedisregardtocommonformsofpolitenessasbefore; neverreturningmybowandgood-morningbytheslightestacknowledgment.
‘Shedoesnotseemsoamiable,’ Ithought, ‘’sabeauty, itistrue; butnotanangel.’
Earnshawsurlilybidherremoveherthingstothekitchen.‘Removethemyourself,’ shesaid, pushingthemfromherassoonasshehaddone; andretiringtoastoolbythewindow, , pretendingtodesireaviewofthegarden; and, asIfancied, ’snoteontoherknee, unnoticedbyHareton—butsheaskedaloud, ‘Whatisthat?’ Andchuckeditoff.
