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He couldn't read the figures in the inscription above the door.

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Cathy calls Hareton a dunce because she believes he is unintelligent and uneducated due to his rough and uncivilized manners. However, it is revealed later in the story that Hareton's lack of education and manners is a result of his upbringing by Heathcliff, rather than his inherent intelligence.

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He couldn't read the figures in the inscription above the door at Wuthering Heights.

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