Грозовий перевал
Chapter 21
"NaughtyEllen!"exclaimedCatherine,flyingtoattackmenextwithherlavishcaresses."WickedEllen!totrytohindermefromentering.ButI’lltakethiswalkeverymorninginfuture:mayI,uncle?andsometimesbringpapa.Won’tyoubegladtoseeus?"
"Ofcourse!"repliedtheuncle,withahardlysuppressedgrimace,resultingfromhisdeepaversiontoboththeproposedvisitors."Butstay,"hecontinued,turningtowardstheyounglady."NowIthinkofit,I’dbettertellyou.Mr.Lintonhasaprejudiceagainstme:wequarrelledatonetimeofourlives,withunchristianferocity;and,ifyoumentioncomingheretohim,he’llputavetoonyourvisitsaltogether.Therefore,youmustnotmentionit,unlessyoubecarelessofseeingyourcousinhereafter:youmaycome,ifyouwill,butyoumustnotmentionit."
"Whydidyouquarrel?"askedCatherine,considerablycrestfallen.
"Hethoughtmetoopoortowedhissister,"answeredHeathcliff,"andwasgrievedthatIgother:hispridewashurt,andhe’llneverforgiveit."
"That’swrong!"saidtheyounglady:"sometime,I’lltellhimso.ButLintonandIhavenoshareinyourquarrel.I’llnotcomehere,then;heshallcometotheGrange."
"Itwillbetoofarforme,"murmuredhercousin:"towalkfourmileswouldkillme.No,comehere,MissCatherine,nowandthen:noteverymorning,butonceortwiceaweek."
Thefatherlaunchedtowardshissonaglanceofbittercontempt.
"Iamafraid,Nelly,Ishalllosemylabour,"hemutteredtome.
