`And——didsheevermentionme？\'heasked，hesitating，asifhedreadedtheanswertohisquestionwouldintroducedetailsthathecouldnotbeartohear。
`Hersensesneverreturned；sherecognizednobodyfromthetimeyoulefther，\'Isaid。`Shelieswithasweetsmileonherface；andherlatestideaswanderedbacktopleasantearlydays。Herlifeclosedinagentledream——mayshewakeaskindlyintheotherworld!\'
`Mayshewakeintorment!\'hecried，withfrightfulvehemence，stampinghisfoot，andgroaninginasuddenparoxysmofungovernablepassion。
`Why，she\'saliartotheend!Whereisshe？Notthere——notinheaven——notperished——where？Oh!yousaidyoucarednothingformysufferings!AndIprayoneprayer——Irepeatittillmytonguestiffens——CatherineEarnshaw，mayyounotrestaslongasIamliving!YousaidIkilledyou——hauntme，then!Themurdereddohaunttheirmurderers，Ibelieve。Iknowthatghostshavewanderedonearth。Bewithmealways——takeanyform——drivememad!onlydonotleavemeinthisabyss，whereIcannotfindyou!Oh，God!itisunutterable!Icannotlivewithoutmylife!Icannotlivewithoutmysoul!\'
Hedashedhisheadagainsttheknottedtrunk；and，liftinguphiseyes，howled，notlikeaman，butlikeasavagebeastgettinggoadedtodeathwithknivesandspears。Iobservedseveralsplashesofbloodaboutthebarkofthetree，andhishandandforeheadwerebothstained；probablythesceneIwitnessedwasarepetitionofothersactedduringthenight。