Грозовий перевал
Chapter 21
"I’veneithertakenanynorfoundany,"shesaid,asItoiledtothem,expandingherhandsincorroborationofthestatement."Ididn’tmeantotakethem;butpapatoldmetherewerequantitiesuphere,andIwishedtoseetheeggs."
Heathcliffglancedatmewithanill-meaningsmile,expressinghisacquaintancewiththeparty,and,consequently,hismalevolencetowardsit,anddemandedwho"papa"was.
"Mr.LintonofThrushcrossGrange,"shereplied."Ithoughtyoudidnotknowme,oryouwouldn’thavespokeninthatway."
"Yousupposepapaishighlyesteemedandrespectedthen?"hesaidsarcastically.
"Andwhatareyou?"enquiredCatherine,gazingcuriouslyonthespeaker."ThatmanI’veseenbefore.Isheyourson?"
ShepointedtoHareton,theotherindividual,whohadgainednothingbutincreasedbulkandstrengthbytheadditionoftwoyearstohisage:heseemedasawkwardandroughasever.
"MissCathy,"Iinterrupted,"itwillbethreehoursinsteadofonethatweareout,presently.Wereallymustgoback."
"No,thatmanisnotmyson,"answeredHeathcliff,pushingmeaside."ButIhaveone,andyouhaveseenhimbeforetoo;and,thoughyournurseisinahurry,Ithinkbothyouandshewouldbethebetterforalittlerest.Willyoujustturnthisnabofheath,andwalkintomyhouse?You’llgethomeearlierfortheease;andyoushallreceiveakindwelcome."
IwhisperedtoCatherinethatshemusn’t,onmyaccount,accedetotheproposal:itwasentirelyoutofthequestion."Why?"sheasked,aloud.
