calmly took the knife out of my mouth
1778—9 Hindley came into the kitchen，swearing terribly，just as I was
become about to hide little Hareton，in a cupboard．I was always afraid that Hindley would hurt his small son，either by accident or on purpose，when he was drunk，so I tried to keep Hareton out of the way．But this time Hindley discovered my plan．
‘Ah，you keep my son in a cupboard，do you！’he cried angrily，picking up a sharp kitchen knife．‘With the devil's help I'll make you swallow this，Ellen！’And he pushed the knife between my teeth．
I was never afraid he would hurt me，and
become calmly took the knife out of my mouth．
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