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Chapter 17
"’I’llkeephimoutfiveminutes,’heexclaimed.‘Youwon’tobject?’
"’No,youmaykeephimoutthewholenightforme,’Ianswered.‘Do!putthekeyinthelock,anddrawthebolts.’
"Earnshawaccomplishedthiserehisguestreachedthefront;hethencameandbroughthischairtotheothersideofmytable,leaningoverit,andsearchinginmyeyesforasympathywiththeburninghatethatgleamedfromhis:ashebothlookedandfeltlikeanassassin,hecouldn’texactlyfindthat;buthediscoveredenoughtoencouragehimtospeak.
"’YouandI,’hesaid,‘haveeachagreatdebttosettlewiththemanoutyonder!Ifwewereneitherofuscowards,wemightcombinetodischargeit.Areyouassoftasyourbrother?Areyouwillingtoenduretothelast,andnotonceattemptarepayment?’
"’I’mwearyofenduringnow,’Ireplied;‘andI’dbegladofaretaliationthatwouldn’trecoilonmyself;buttreacheryandviolencearespearspointedatbothends:theywoundthosewhoresorttothemworsethantheirenemies.’
"’Treacheryandviolenceareajustreturnfortreacheryandviolence!’criedHindley.‘Mrs.Heathcliff,I’llaskyoutodonothing;butsitstillandbedumb.Tellmenow,canyou?I’msureyouwouldhaveasmuchpleasureasIinwitnessingtheconclusionofthefiend’sexistence:he’llbeyourdeathunlessyouoverreachhim;andhe’llbemyruin.
