My Dear Mr. Earnshaw,

Given the rather tumultuous turn of events over the past several days, I would like to to write to you in hopes of clearing a number of matters while the situation has calmed down. I’ll begin by formally giving my condolences regarding the passing of your father, a respectable man. I’ll now update you on the events that have transpired here at Thrushcross Grange.

As for your sister, Catherine, you have no need to worry. She is in good hands and is making a timely recovery from her injuries (I might apologise if it were not for the fact that they were due to her and the gypsy’s trespassing on my property. However, that is an offence which I am willing to and have forgiven). She enjoys a comfortable life, and Mary and I have taken the liberty of providing her with more versatile and productive education than she was used to at first, but she has met its demands admirably. She is evermore learning of a ladies’ duties, and I have no doubts she will make a fine mistress and wife to whomever has the fortune of wedding her.

Young Edgar and Isabella have taken a liking to her, Edgar particularly. He has an almost undivided attention to her and has supplied her with all of her needs, despite Isabella’s protests. When Catherine is not studying or sleeping, she can almost always be found with Edgar playing with the pup. I imagine that Isabella feels ostracised, but they are only children and I am sure nothing can come of it.

As for Catherine’s behavior, she is an admirable and well-behaved darling on the occasion that she is not acting like a savage beast. Despite our care and affection, Catherine has refused her medicine on multiple occasions, spoken rudely to Mary and myself, and even destroyed a plate from the upper cabinets (how she managed to do this with her current injuries is still beyond me). I cannot help but imagine the quality of life which you and your family have raised her with that would cause her to act so, but for the first week of her residence in Thrushcross Grange, she was noting but an insufferable nuisance. At one point, I had to deploy our guard dog to confine her to her room. It seemed that Mary’s lessons did to curb this behavior, but curiously, it seemed to be Edgar and Isabella’s interactions with Cathy that appeared to civilise her despite their frequent quarrels. She still has a spark of mischief, however, but she is by far a more sophisticated and proper lady since her arrival. I have no doubt that you will be proud of her progress.

Mary anticipates that Catherine will be fully recovered from all injuries within the month. At that point, I shall release her into your full custody once more, and I hope that she will be a much more tolerable young mistress than when she left. She has made such progress, I should hate to see it undone shortly after her return. For this reason, I will take the time to suggest that you remove any poor influences on her which may cause undesired behavior; namely, the young gypsy with whom she seemed so acquainted. From what Mary and I have heard from Catherine, this lad encourages her rash behavior and poor decisions, which have caused her stay at Thruschcross Grange in the first place. As much as this may have been a blessing in disguise, we feel is our duty to prevent such behavior from manifesting itself once more. I know not whether you know this lad, but I implore you to prevent any communication between the two for the girl’s own sake.

Give my regards to your wife and the rest of your household, and it is my hope that interactions between Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights will be nothing but civil, pleasant, and fruitful.

Sincerely,
Edwin Linton