Mr. Heathcliff in unison , checkingcheckfiercer demonstrations with a punchpunchof his foot .
She looked perplexed for a moment , and then saidsay, not fiercely , but still loud enough for the furniture to hear : “ Well , I lay if I get hold of you I 'll -- ” She did not finish , for by this time she was bendingbenddown and punchingpunchunder the bed with the broom , and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with .