Wuthering Heights Chapter V

In which we witness the fading strength and increasing irritability of the master of Wuthering Heights, whose partiality towards Heathcliff stirs discord within the household, while the unruly spirit of young Catherine challenges the patience of all. The tale draws to a gentle close of an era with the master’s peaceful passing amidst a wild October night, leaving the children to comfort one another with innocent hopes beyond earthly sorrows.