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Chapter 17

           Theworldissurelynotworthlivinginnow,isit?YouhaddistinctlyimpressedonmetheideathatCatherinewasthewholejoyofyourlife:Ican’timaginehowyouthinkofsurvivingherloss.

           "’He’sthere,ishe?’exclaimedmycompanion,rushingtothegap.‘IfIcangetmyarmoutIcanhithim!’

           "I’mafraid,Ellen,you’llsetmedownasreallywicked;butyoudon’tknowall,sodon’tjudge.Iwouldn’thaveaidedorabettedanattemptonevenhislifeforanything.Wishthatheweredead,Imust;andthereforeIwasfearfullydisappointed,andunnervedbyterrorfortheconsequencesofmytauntingspeech,whenheflunghimselfonEarnshaw’sweaponandwrencheditfromhisgrasp.

           "’Thechargeexploded,andtheknife,inspringingback,closedintoitsowner’swrist.Heathcliffpulleditawaybymainforce,slittingupthefleshasitpassedon,andthrustitdrippingintohispocket.Hethentookastone,struckdownthedivisionbetweentwowindows,andsprangin.Hisadversaryhadfallensenselesswithexcessivepainandtheflowofbloodthatgushedfromanarteryoralargevein.Theruffiankickedandtrampledonhim,anddashedhisheadrepeatedlyagainsttheflags,holdingmewithonehand,meantime,topreventmesummoningJoseph.Heexertedpreterhumanself-denialinabstainingfromfinishinghimcompletely;butgettingoutofbreathhefinallydesisted,anddraggedtheapparentlyinanimatebodyontothesettle.

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