Sammendrag av Wuthering Heights, Chapter 9

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1. Hindley threatens Ellen and endangers Hareton, but Heathcliff catches the falling child before he hits the stairs.
2. Catherine tells Ellen she accepts Edgar’s proposal, although she feels that marrying him is wrong.
3. Heathcliff leaves after hearing Catherine reject marriage to him on social grounds, missing her explanation of their deep connection.
4. Catherine searches for Heathcliff, stays outside during a storm, and develops a dangerous fever.
5. Catherine recovers, but Mrs. Linton and her husband catch the fever and die.

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Catherine describes her bond with Heathcliff as deeper than her attraction to Edgar. Heathcliff leaves before he hears this explanation.

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