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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;andthen—whythen,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.
