"'And he spoke to me,' she added with a perplexed countenance.
"'What did he say?' asked Hareton.
"'He told me to begone as fast as I could,' she answered. "But he looked so different from his usual look that I stopped a moment to stare at him.
"'How?' he enquired.
"'Why, almost bright and cheerful—No, almost nothing—very much excited, and wild and glad!' she replied.
"Night-walking amuses him, then,' "I remarked, affecting a careless manner. In reality, as surprised as she was; and, anxious to ascertain the truth of her statement, for to see the master looking glad would not be an every day spectacle, I framed an excuse to go in.
"Heathcliff stood at the open door; he was pale, and he trembled; yet, certainly, he had a strange joyful glitter in his eyes, that altered the aspect of his whole face.
