Грозовий перевал
Chapter 32
"Andtellhim,ifhe’lltakeitI’llcomeandteachhimtoreaditright,"shesaid;"and,ifherefuseit,I’llgoupstairs,andneverteasehimagain.
Icarriedit,andrepeatedthemessage;anxiouslywatchedbymyemployer.Haretonwouldnotopenhisfingers,soIlaiditonhisknee.Hedidnotstrikeitoff,either.Ireturnedtomywork.Catherineleanedherheadandarmsonthetable,tillsheheardtheslightrustleofthecoveringbeingremoved;thenshestoleaway,andquietlyseatedherselfbesidehercousin.Hetrembled,andhisfaceglowed:allhisrudenessandallhissurlyharshnesshaddesertedhim:hecouldnotsummoncourage,atfirst,toutterasyllableinreplytoherquestioninglook,andhermurmuredpetition.
"Sayyouforgiveme,Hareton,do?Youcanmakemesohappybyspeakingthatlittleword."
Hemutteredsomethinginaudible.
"Andyou’llbemyfriend?"addedCatherineinterrogatively.
"Nay,you’llbeashamedofmeeverydayofyourlife,"heanswered;"andthemoreashamed,themoreyouknowme;andIcannotbideit."
"Soyouwon’tbemyfriend?"shesaid,smilingassweetashoney,andcreepingcloseup.
Ioverheardnofurtherdistinguishabletalk,but,onlookingroundagain,Iperceivedtwosuchradiantcountenancesbentoverthepageoftheacceptedbook,thatIdidnotdoubtthetreatyhadbeenratifiedonbothsides;andtheenemieswere,thenceforth,swornallies.
