Грозовий перевал
Chapter 16
Indeed,Ishouldn’thavediscoveredthathehadbeenthere,exceptforthedisarrangementofthedraperyaboutthecorpse’sface,andforobservingontheflooracurloflighthair,fastenedwithasilverthread;which,onexamination,IascertainedtohavebeentakenfromalockethungroundCatherine’sneck.Heathcliffhadopenedthetrinketandcastoutitscontents,replacingthembyablacklockofhisown.Itwistedthetwo,andenclosedthemtogether.
Mr.Earnshawwas,ofcourse,invitedtoattendtheremainsofhissistertothegrave;hesentnoexcuse,buthenevercame;sothat,besidesherhusband,themournerswerewhollycomposedoftenantsandservants.Isabellawasnotasked.
TheplaceofCatherine’sinterment,tothesurpriseofthevillagers,wasneitherinthechapelunderthecarvedmonumentoftheLintons,noryetbythetombsofherownrelations,outside.Itwasdugonagreenslopeinacornerofthekirkyard,wherethewallissolowthatheathandbilberryplantshaveclimbedoveritfromthemoor;andpeatmouldalmostburiesit.Herhusbandliesinthesamespotnow;andtheyhaveeachasimpleheadstoneabove,andaplaingreyblockattheirfeet,tomarkthegraves.
