Wuthering Heights | Chapter 9 Summary and Analysis

Summary
Little Hareton, terrified of his father’s rages, allows Nelly to hide him when Hindley makes his drunken entrance. Claiming to have already murdered Mr. Kenneth, Hindley threatens to kill Nelly as well. Clearly accustomed to dealing with Hindley’s behavior, Nelly calmly eludes his knife. Hindley, however, grabs Hareton, and when he cannot calm the trembling child, he becomes enraged and dangles him, feet first, over the stair rail. Startled by Heathcliff’s entrance, Hindley loses his grip and drops the baby. Without realizing what he is doing,...

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