Грозовий перевал
Chapter 31
"Removethemyourself,"shesaid,pushingthemfromherassoonasshehaddone;andretiringtoastoolbythewindow,whereshebegantocarvefiguresofbirdsandbeastsoutoftheturnipparingsinherlap.Iapproachedher,pretendingtodesireaviewofthegarden;and,asIfancied,adroitlydroppedMrs.Dean’snoteontoherknee,unnoticedbyHareton—butsheaskedaloud,"Whatisthat?"andchuckeditoff.
"Aletterfromyouroldacquaintance,thehousekeeperattheGrange,"Ianswered;annoyedatherexposingmykinddeed,andfearfulitshouldbeimaginedamissiveofmyown.Shewouldgladlyhavegathereditupatthisinformation,butHaretonbeather;heseizedandputitinhiswaistcoat,sayingMr.Heathcliffshouldlookatitfirst.Thereat,Catherinesilentlyturnedherfacefromus,and,verystealthily,drewoutherpocket-handkerchiefandappliedittohereyes;andhercousin,afterstrugglingawhiletokeepdownhissofterfeelings,pulledouttheletterandflungitonthefloorbesideher,asungraciouslyashecould.Catherinecaughtandperusediteagerly;thensheputafewquestionstomeconcerningtheinmates,rationalandirrational,ofherformerhome;andgazingtowardsthehills,murmuredinsoliloquy:
"IshouldliketoberidingMinnydownthere!Ishouldliketobeclimbingupthere!Oh!I’mtired—I’mstalled,Hareton!"Andsheleantherprettyheadbackagainstthesill,withahalfayawnandahalfasigh,andlapsedintoanaspectofabstractedsadness:neithercaringnorknowingwhetherweremarkedher."
