Грозовий перевал
Chapter 27
Hedidn’tcastaglancetowardsmycompanions,thoughtheyweresufficientlynearforLinton’ssobstobeaudible;buthailingmeinthealmostheartytoneheassumedtononebesides,andthesincerityofwhichIcouldn’tavoiddoubting,hesaid:
"Itissomethingtoseeyousoneartomyhouse,Nelly.HowareyouattheGrange?Letushear.Therumourgoes,"headdedinalowertone,"thatEdgarLintonisonhisdeathbed:perhapstheyexaggeratehisillness!"
"No;mymasterisdying,"Ireplied:"Itistrueenough.Asadthingitwillbeforusall,butablessingforhim!"
"Howlongwillhelast,doyouthink?"heasked.
"Idon’tknow,"Isaid.
"Because,"hecontinued,lookingatthetwoyoungpeople,whowerefixedunderhiseye—Lintonappearedasifhecouldnotventuretostirorraisehishead,andCatherinecouldnotmove,onhisaccount—"becausethatladyonderseemsdeterminedtobeatme;andI’dthankhisuncletobequick,andgobeforehim.Hallo!hasthewhelpbeenplayingthatgamelong?Ididgivehimsomelessonsaboutsnivelling.IsheprettylivelywithMissLintongenerally?"
"Lively?no—hehasshownthegreatestdistress,"Ianswered."Toseehim,Ishouldsay,thatinsteadoframblingwithhissweetheartonthehills,heoughttobeinbed,underthehandsofadoctor."
"Heshallbeinadayortwo,"mutteredHeathcliff."Butfirst—getup,Linton!Getup!"heshouted.
