All 4 Uses of
epistle
in
Wuthering Heights
- As soon as I had perused this epistle I went to the master, and informed him that his sister had arrived at the Heights, and sent me a letter expressing her sorrow for Mrs. Linton's situation, and her ardent desire to see him; with a wish that he would transmit to her, as early as possible, some token of forgiveness by me.†
p. 106.2
- I went round by the garden, and laid wait for the messenger; who fought valorously to defend his trust, and we spilt the milk between us; but I succeeded in abstracting the epistle; and, threatening serious consequences if he did not look sharp home, I remained under the wall and perused Miss Cathy's affectionate composition.†
p. 164.7
- She sprang at her precious epistles, but I hold them above my head; and then she poured out further frantic entreaties that I would burn them — do anything rather than show them.†
p. 165.7 *
- Linton complied; and had he been unrestrained, would probably have spoiled all by filling his epistles with complaints and lamentations.†
p. 188.2
Definition:
a letter -- especially a long, formal one
or:
a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle
or:
a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle