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Chapter 17

           ItisbothmeanandpresumptuoustoaddyourtorturetoHis!"

           "IngeneralI’llallowthatitwouldbe,Ellen,"shecontinued;"butwhatmiserylaidonHeathcliffcouldcontentme,unlessIhaveahandinit?I’dratherhesufferedless,ifImightcausehissufferingsandhemightknowthatIwasthecause.Oh,Iowehimsomuch.OnonlyoneconditioncanIhopetoforgivehim.Itis,ifImaytakeaneyeforaneye,atoothforatooth;foreverywrenchofagonyreturnawrench:reducehimtomylevel.Ashewasthefirsttoinjure,makehimthefirsttoimplorepardon;andthenwhythen,Ellen,Imightshowyousomegenerosity.ButitisutterlyimpossibleIcaneverberevenged,andthereforeIcannotforgivehim.Hindleywantedsomewater,andIhandedhimaglass,andaskedhimhowhewas.

           "’NotasillasIwish,’hereplied.‘Butleavingoutmyarm,everyinchofmeisassoreasifIhadbeenfightingwithalegionofimps!’

           "’Yes,nowonder,’wasmynextremark.‘Catherineusedtoboastthatshestoodbetweenyouandbodilyharm:shemeantthatcertainpersonswouldnothurtyouforfearofoffendingher.It’swellpeopledon’treallyrisefromtheirgrave,or,lastnight,shemighthavewitnessedarepulsivescene!Arenotyoubruisedandcutoveryourchestandshoulders?’

           "’Ican’tsay,’heanswered:‘butwhatdoyoumean?DidhedaretostrikemewhenIwasdown?’

           "’Hetrampledonandkickedyou,anddashedyouontheground,’Iwhispered.

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