Грозовий перевал
Chapter 27
"ButImustremainwithmymistress:tomindyoursonisnotmybusiness."
"Youareverystiff,"saidHeathcliff,"Iknowthat:butyou’llforcemetopinchthebabyandmakeitscreambeforeitmovesyourcharity.Come,then,myhero.Areyouwillingtoreturn,escortedbyme?"
Heapproachedoncemore,andmadeasifhewouldseizethefragilebeing;but,shrinkingback,Lintonclungtohiscousin,andimploredhertoaccompanyhim,withafranticimportunitythatadmittednodenial.HoweverIdisapproved,Icouldn’thinderher:indeed,howcouldshehaverefusedhimherself?Whatwasfillinghimwithdreadwehadnomeansofdiscerning:buttherehewas,powerlessunderitsgrip,andanyadditionseemedcapableofshockinghimintoidiocy.Wereachedthethreshold:Catherinewalkedin,andIstoodwaitingtillshehadconductedtheinvalidtoachair,expectingheroutimmediately;whenMr.Heathcliff,pushingmeforward,exclaimed:
"Myhouseisnotstrickenwiththeplague,Nelly;andIhaveamindtobehospitableto-day:sitdown,andallowmetoshutthedoor."
Heshutandlockeditalso.Istarted.
"Youshallhaveteabeforeyougohome,"headded."Iambymyself.HaretonisgonewithsomecattletotheLees,andZillahandJosephareoffonajourneyofpleasure;and,thoughI’musedtobeingalone,I’dratherhavesomeinterestingcompany,ifIcangetit.MissLinton,takeyourseatbyhim.IgiveyouwhatIhave:thepresentishardlyworthaccepting;butIhavenothingelsetooffer.ItisLinton,Imean.
