Грозовий перевал
Chapter 9
"Silence,eavesdropper!"criedCatherine;"noneofyourinsolencebeforeme!EdgarLintoncameyesterdaybychance,Hindley;anditwasIwhotoldhimtobeoffbecauseIknewyouwouldnotliketohavemethimasyouwere."
"Youlie,Cathy,nodoubt,"answeredherbrother,"andyouareaconfoundedsimpleton!ButnevermindLintonatpresent:tellme,wereyounotwithHeathclifflastnight?Speakthetruthnow.Youneednotbeafraidofharminghim:thoughIhatehimasmuchasever,hedidmeagoodturnashorttimesince,thatwillmakemyconsciencetenderofbreakinghisneck.Topreventit,Ishallsendhimabouthisbusiness,thisverymorning;andafterhe’sgone,I’dadviseyoualltolooksharp:Ishallonlyhavethemorehumourforyou."
"IneversawHeathclifflastnight,"answeredCatherine,beginningtosobbitterly:"andifyoudoturnhimoutofdoors,I’llgowithhim.But,perhapsyou’llneverhaveanopportunity:perhapshe’sgone."Heresheburstintouncontrollablegrief,andtheremainderofherwordswereinarticulate.
Hindleylavishedonheratorrentofscornfulabuse,andbadehergettoherroomimmediately,orsheshouldn’tcryfornothing!Iobligedhertoobey;andIshallneverforgetwhatascenesheactedwhenwereachedherchamber:itterrifiedme.Ithoughshewasgoingmad,andIbeggedjosephtorunforthedoctor.Itprovedthecommencementofdelirium:Mr.Kenneth,assoonashesawher,pronouncedherdangerouslyill;shehadafever.
