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Chapter 28
HetooktheoneIhadaway,andorderedhertoresignherstome;sherefused,andhe—hestruckherdown,andwrencheditoffthechain,andcrusheditwithhisfoot."
"Andwereyoupleasedtoseeherstruck?"Iasked:havingmydesignsinencouraginghistalk.
"Iwinked,"heanswered:"Iwinktoseemyfatherstrikeadogorahorse.hedoesitsohard.YetIwasgladatfirst—shedeservedpunishingforpushingme:butwhenpapawasgone,shemademecometothewindowandshowedmehercheekcutontheinside,againstherteeth,andhermouthfillingwithblood;andthenshegatheredupthebitsofthepicture,andwentandsatdownwithherfacetothewall,andshehasneverspokentomesince:andIsometimesthinkshecan’tspeakforpain.Idon’tliketothinkso;butshe’sanaughtythingforcryingcontinually;andshelookssopaleandwild,I’mafraidofher."
"Andyoucangetthekeyifyouchoose?"Isaid.
"Yes,whenI’mupstairs,"heanswered;"butIcan’twalkupstairsnow."
"Inwhatapartmentisit?"Iasked.
"Oh,"hecried,"Ishan’ttellyouwhereitis!Itisoursecret.Nobody,neitherHaretonnorZillah,istoknow.There!you’vetiredme—goaway,goaway!"Andheturnedhisfaceontohisarm,andshuthiseyesagain.
IconsidereditbesttodepartwithoutseeingMr.Heathcliff,andbringarescueformyyoungladyfromtheGrange.
