Грозовий перевал
Chapter 14
No;you’renotfittobeyourownguardian,Isabella,now;andI,beingyourlegalprotector,mustdetainyouinmycustody,howeverdistastefultheobligationmaybe.Goupstairs;IhavesomethingtosaytoEllenDeaninprivate.That’snottheway:upstairs,Itellyou!Why,thisistheroadupstairs,child!"
Heseized,andthrustherfromtheroom:andreturnedmuttering:
"Ihavenopity!Ihavenopity!Themorethewormswrithe,themoreIyearntocrushouttheirentrails!Itisamoralteething;andIgrindwithgreaterenergy,inproportiontotheincreaseofpain."
"Doyouunderstandwhatthewordpitymeans?"Isaid,hasteningtoresumemybonnet."Didyoueverfeelatouchofitinyourlife?"
"Putthatdown!"heinterrupted,perceivingmyintentiontodepart."Youarenotgoingyet.Comeherenow,Nelly;ImusteitherpersuadeorcompelyoutoaidmeinfulfillingmydeterminationtoseeCatherine,andthatwithoutdelay.IswearthatImeditatenoharm:Idon’tdesiretocauseanydisturbance,ortoexasperateorinsultMr.Linton;Ionlywishtohearfromherselfhowsheis,andwhyshehasbeenill;andtoaskifanythingthatIcoulddowouldbeofusetoher.Lastnight,IwasintheGrangegardensixhours,andI’llreturntheretonight;andeverynightI’llhaunttheplace,andeveryday,tillIfindanopportunityofentering.IfEdgarLintonmeetsme,Ishallnothesitatetoknockhimdown,andgivehimenoughtoinsurehisquiescencewhileIstay.Ifhisservantsopposeme,Ishallthreatenthemoffwiththesepistols.
