Chapter 22 Summary

Edgar falls ill with a cold and Ellen takes Cathy out on her daily walk. They reach a wall with a door that goes out to the road and Cathy climbs the wall. While reaching for a flower her hat falls off. She scales the wall and is at once on the other side. She cannot climb back over and Ellen does not have a key for the door. Heathcliff approaches Cathy and tells her that Linton is dying from a broken heart because she has stopped her letter writing. He tries to convince her to come to Wuthering Heights and visit Linton but Ellen breaks the lock and escorts Cathy back home. The next day Ellen accompanies Cathy to Wuthering Heights. Cathy is worried for Linton's health and Ellen wants to show Cathy that Heathcliff is telling another lie.

Chapter 22 Analysis

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