However , itโs over, and Iโll take no revenge on his folly โ I can afford to suffer anything, hereafter! Should the meanest thing alive slap me on the cheek, Iโd not only turn the other, but Iโd ask pardon for provoking it โ and, as proof, Iโll go make my peace with Edgar instantly โ Good night โ Iโm an angel!
Emily BronteEarnsha was not to be civilized with a wish, and my young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience; but both their minds tending to the same point - one loving and desiring to esteem, and the other loving and desiring to be esteemed - they contrived in the end to reach it.
Emily Bronte