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Chapter 27
Showhisresemblancetoyourself;andthen,Ihope,MissCathywillthinktwicebeforeshetakesthecockatrice!
"Idon’tmuchmindspeakingofhisamiablequalitiesnow,"heanswered;"becauseshemusteitheraccepthimorremainaprisoner,andyoualongwithher,tillyourmasterdies.Icandetainyouboth,quiteconcealed,here.Ifyoudoubt,encouragehertoretractherword,andyou’llhaveanopportunityofjudging!"
"I’llnotretractmyword,"saidCatherine."I’llmarryhimwithinthishour,ifImaygotoThrushcrossGrangeafterwards.Mr.Heathcliff,you’reacruelman,butyou’renotafiend;andyouwon’tfrommeremalice,destroyirrevocablyallmyhappiness.IfpapathoughtIhadlefthimonpurpose,andifhediedbeforeIreturned,couldIbeartolive?I’vegivenovercrying:butI’mgoingtokneelhere,atyourknee;andI’llnotgetup,andI’llnottakemyeyesfromyourfacetillyoulookbackatme!No,don’tturnaway!dolook!You’llseenothingtoprovokeyou.Idon’thateyou.I’mnotangrythatyoustruckme.Haveyouneverlovedanybodyinallyourlife,uncle?never?Ah,youmustlookonce.I’msowretched,youcan’thelpbeingsorryandpityingme."
"Keepyoureft’sfingersoff;andmove,orI’llkickyou!"criedHeathcliff,brutallyrepulsingher."I’dratherbehuggedbyasnake.
