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Wuthering Heights

CHAPTER XVI
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She proceeded: Retracing the course of Catherine Linton, I fear we have no right to think she is; but we'll leave her with her Maker.
The master looked asleep, and I ventured soon after sunrise to quit the room and steal out to the pure refreshing air.

The servants thought me gone to shake off the drowsiness of my protracted watch; in reality, my chief motive was seeing Mr.Heathcliff.

If he had remained among the larches all night, he would have heard nothing of the stir at the Grange; unless, perhaps, he might catch the gallop of the messenger going to Gimmerton.

If he had come nearer, he would probably be aware, from the lights flitting to and fro, and the opening and shutting of the outer doors, that all was not right within.

I wished, yet feared, to find him.
I felt the terrible news must be told, and I longed to get it over; but how to do it I did not know.


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