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looked eagerly round the apartment, and then sunk back in a
swoon.

As soon as he recovered, I related our compulsory visit, and
detention at the Heights. I said Heathcliff forced me to go in,--
which was not quite true. I uttered as little as possible against
Linton; nor did I describe all his father’s brutal conduct--my
intentions being to add no bitterness, if I could help it, to his
already overflowing cup.

He divined that one of his enemy’s purposes was to secure the
personal property, as well as the estate, to his son, or rather
himself; yet why he did not wait till his decease was a puzzle to my
master, because ignorant how nearly he and his nephew would
quit the world together.

However, he felt that his will had better be altered: instead of
leaving Catherine’s fortune at her own disposal, he determined to
put it in the hands of trustees, for her use during life, and for her
children, if she had any, after her. By that means, it could not fall
to Mr. Heathcliff should Linton die.

Having received his orders, I despatched a man to fetch the
attorney, and four more, provided with serviceable weapons, to
demand my young lady of her jailer. Both parties were delayed
very late. The single servant returned first.

He said Mr. Green, the lawyer, was out when he arrived at his
house, and he had to wait two hours for his re-entrance; and then
Mr. Green told him he had a little business in the village that must
be done, but he would be at Thrushcross Grange before morning.

The four men came back unaccompanied, also. They brought
word that Catherine was ill--too ill to quit her room--and
Heathcliff would not suffer them to see her.


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