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Chapter 7

           Youmustgoupandoffertokissher,andsayyouknowbestwhattosay;onlydoitheartily,andnotasifyouthoughtherconvertedintoastrangerbyhergranddress.Andnow,thoughIhavedinnertogetready,I’llstealtimetoarrangeyousothatEdgarLintonshalllookquiteadollbesideyou:andthathedoes.Youareyounger,andyet,I’llbebound,youaretallerandtwiceasbroadacrosstheshoulders:youcouldknockhimdowninatwinkling?don’tyoufeelthatyoucould?"

           Heathcliff’sfacebrightenedamoment;thenitwasovercastafresh,andhesighed.

           "But,Nelly,ifIknockedhimdowntwentytimes,thatwouldn’tmakehimlesshandsomeormemoreso.IwishIhadlighthairandafairskin,andwasdressedandbehavedaswell,andhadachanceofbeingasrichashewillbe!"

           "Andcriedformammaateveryturn,"Iadded,"andtrembledifacountryladheavedhisfistagainstyou,andsatathomealldayforashowerofrain.Oh,Heathcliff,youareshowingapoorspirit!Cometotheglass,andI’llletyouseewhatyoushouldwish.Doyoumarkthosetwolinesbetweenyoureyes;andthosethickbrows,thatinsteadofrisingarched,sinkinthemiddle;andthatcoupleofblackfriends,sodeeplyburied,whoneveropentheirwindowsboldly,butlurkglintingunderthem,likedevil’sspies?Wishandlearntosmoothawaythesurlywrinkles,toraiseyourlidsfrankly,andchangethefiendstoconfident,innocentangels,suspectinganddoubtingnothing,andalwaysseeingfriendswheretheyarenotsureoffoes.

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