WhenMrsDeborahreturnedintotheroom,andwasacquaintedbyhermasterwiththefindingthelittleinfant,herconsternationwasrathergreaterthanhishadbeen;norcouldsherefrainfromcryingout,withgreathorrorofaccentaswellaslook,“Mygoodsir!what'stobedone?”MrAllworthyanswered,shemusttakecareofthechildthatevening,andinthemorninghewouldgiveorderstoprovideitanurse.“Yes,sir,”sayss...[
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‘WhereisMissCatherine?’Icriedhurriedly.‘Noaccident,Ihope?’‘AtThrushcrossGrange,’heanswered;‘andIwouldhavebeentheretoo,buttheyhadnotthemannerstoaskmetostay.’‘Well,youwillcatchit!’Isaid:‘you’llneverbecontenttillyou’resentaboutyourbusiness.WhatintheworldledyouwanderingtoThrushcrossGrange?’‘Letme...[
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Chapteriii.—AnoddaccidentwhichbefelMrAllworthyathisreturnhome.ThedecentbehaviourofMrsDeborahWilkins,withsomeproperanimadversionsonbastards.
Ihavetoldmyreader,intheprecedingchapter,thatMrAllworthyinheritedalargefortune;thathehadagoodheart,andnofamily.Hence,doubtless,itwillbeconcludedbymanythathelivedlikeanhonestman,owednooneashilling,tooknothingbutwhatwashisown,keptagoo...[
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‘Whiletheyexaminedme,Cathycameround;sheheardthelastspeech,andlaughed.EdgarLinton,afteraninquisitivestare,collectedsufficientwittorecogniseher.Theyseeusatchurch,youknow,thoughweseldommeetthemelsewhere.“That’sMissEarnshaw?”hewhisperedtohismother,“andlookhowSkulkerhasbittenher—howherfootbleeds!”
‘“MissEarnshaw?Nonsense!&rdqu...[
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Chapterii.—AshortdescriptionofsquireAllworthy,andafulleraccountofMissBridgetAllworthy,hissister.
InthatpartofthewesterndivisionofthiskingdomwhichiscommonlycalledSomersetshire,therelatelylived,andperhapslivesstill,agentlemanwhosenamewasAllworthy,andwhomightwellbecalledthefavouriteofbothnatureandfortune;forbothoftheseseemtohavecontendedwhichshouldblessandenrichhim...[
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CHAPTERVI Mr.Hindleycamehometothefuneral;and—athingthatamazedus,andsettheneighboursgossipingrightandleft—hebroughtawifewithhim.Whatshewas,andwhereshewasborn,heneverinformedus:probably,shehadneithermoneynornametorecommendher,orhewouldscarcelyhavekepttheunionfromhisfather. Shewasnotonethatwouldhavedisturbedthehousemuchonherownaccount.Everyobjectshesaw,themomentshecrossedthet...[
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Butthehourcame,atlast,thatendedMr.Earnshaw’stroublesonearth.HediedquietlyinhischaironeOctoberevening,seatedbythefire-side.Ahighwindblusteredroundthehouse,androaredinthechimney:itsoundedwildandstormy,yetitwasnotcold,andwewerealltogether—I,alittleremovedfromthehearth,busyatmyknitting,andJosephreadinghisBiblenearthetable(fortheservantsgenerallysatinthehousethen,aftertheirworkwasd...[
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CHAPTERV InthecourseoftimeMr.Earnshawbegantofail.Hehadbeenactiveandhealthy,yethisstrengthlefthimsuddenly;andwhenhewasconfinedtothechimney-cornerhegrewgrievouslyirritable.Anothingvexedhim;andsuspectedslightsofhisauthoritynearlythrewhimintofits.Thiswasespeciallytoberemarkedifanyoneattemptedtoimposeupon,ordomineerover,hisfavourite:hewaspainfullyjealouslestawordshouldbespokenamisstohim;s...[
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THEHISTORYOFTOMJONES,AFOUNDLING.
BOOKI.—CONTAININGASMUCHOFTHEBIRTHOFTHEFOUNDLINGASISNECESSARYORPROPERTOACQUAINTTHEREADERWITHINTHEBEGINNINGOFTHISHISTORY.
Chapteri.—Theintroductiontothework,orbilloffaretothefeast.
Anauthoroughttoconsiderhimself,notasagentlemanwhogivesaprivateoreleemosynarytreat,butratherasonewhokeepsapublicordinary,...[
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So,fromtheverybeginning,hebredbadfeelinginthehouse;andatMrs.Earnshaw’sdeath,whichhappenedinlessthantwoyearsafter,theyoungmasterhadlearnedtoregardhisfatherasanoppressorratherthanafriend,andHeathcliffasausurperofhisparent’saffectionsandhisprivileges;andhegrewbitterwithbroodingovertheseinjuries.Isympathisedawhile;butwhenthechildrenfellillofthemeasles,andIhadtotendthem,and...[
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