All the Pretty Horses Revenge Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Paragraph)

Quote #10

I almost done it again.

Done what, killed somebody?

Yessir.

The Mexican captain?

Yessir. Captain. Whatever he was. He was what they call a madrina. Not even a real peace officer.

But you didnt. […]

I wasnt even mad at him. Or I didnt feel like I was. That boy he shot, I didnt hardly even know him. I felt bad about it. But he wasnt nothin to me. […] The reason I wanted to kill him was because I stood there and let him walk that boy out in the trees and shoot him and I never said nothin. (3906-11, 3923)

Where is John's desire for revenge here—against the captain, or against himself? Why is John so angry at himself, and what does that say about his system of morals?