Грозовий перевал
Chapter 31
"Oh!"shereplied,"Idon’twishtolimithisacquirements:still,hehasnorighttoappropriatewhatismine,andmakeitridiculoustomewithhisvilemistakesandmispronunciations!Thosebooks,bothproseandverse,areconsecratedtomebyotherassociations;andIhatetohavethemdebasedandprofanedinhismouth!Besides,ofall,hehasselectedmyfavouritepiecesthatIlovethemosttorepeat,asifoutofdeliberatemalice."
Hareton’schestheavedinsilenceaminute:helabouredunderaseveresenseofmortificationandwrath,whichitwasnoeasytasktosuppress.Irose,and,fromagentlemanlyideaofrelievinghisembarrassment,tookupmystationinthedoorway,surveyingtheexternalprospectasIstood.Hefollowedmyexample,andlefttheroom;butpresentlyreappeared,bearinghalf-a-dozenvolumesinhishands,whichhethrewintoCatherine’slap,exclaiming:"Takethem!Ineverwanttohear,orread,orthinkofthemagain!"
"Iwon’thavethemnow,"sheanswered."Ishallconnectthemwithyou,andhatethem."
Sheopenedonethathadobviouslybeenoftenturnedover,andreadaportioninthedrawlingtoneofabeginner;thenlaughed,andthrewitfromher."Andlisten,"shecontinuedprovokingly,commencingaverseofanoldballadinthesamefashion.
Buthisself-lovewouldendurenofurthertorment:Iheard,andnotaltogetherdisapprovingly,amanualcheckgiventohersaucytongue.
