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298 a chair, and never touched him afterwards. I sent Hareton out, and we had the room to ourselves. In two hours, I called Joseph to carry him up again; and, since then, my presence is as potent on his nerves, as a ghost; and I fancy he sees me often, though I am not near, Hareton says he wakes and shrieks in the night by the hour together; and calls you to protect him from me; and, whether you like your precious mate or not, you must come—he's your concern now; I yield all my interest in him to you."

"Why not let Catherine continue here?" I pleaded, "and send Master Linton to her. As you hate them both, you'd not miss them—they can only be a daily plague to your un-natural heart."

"I'm seeking a tenant for the Grange," he answered; "and I want my children about me, to be sure—besides that lass owes me her services for her bread; I'm not going to nurture her in luxury and idleness after Linton is