"I must and shall!" he replied in a subdued voice.
"No," she persisted, grasping the handle; "not yet, Edgar Linton: sit down; you shall not leave me in that temper. I should be miserable all night, and I won't be miserable for you!"
"Can I stay after you have struck me?" asked Linton.
Catherine was mute.
"You've made me afraid and ashamed of you," he continued; "I'll not come here again!"
Her eyes began to glisten and her lids to twinkle.

You shall not leave me in that temper. I should be miserable all night, and I won't be miserable for you!'
'Can I stay after you have struck me?' asked Linton. 'You've made me afraid and ashamed of you. I'll not come here again!'
Her eyes began to glisten.
