Грозовий перевал
Chapter 4
Theyentirelyrefusedtohaveitinbedwiththem,orevenintheirroom;andIhadnomoresense,soIputitonthelandingofthestairs,hopingitmightbegoneonthemorrow.Bychance,orelseattractedbyhearinghisvoice,itcrepttoMr.Earnshaw’sdoor,andtherehefounditonquittinghischamber.Enquiriesweremadeastohowitgotthere;Iwasobligedtoconfess,andinrecompenseformycowardiceandinhumanitywassentoutofthehouse.
ThiswasHeathcliff’sfirstintroductiontothefamily.Oncomingbackafewdaysafterwards(forIdidnotconsidermybanishmentperpetual)Ifoundtheyhadchristenedhim"Heathcliff":itwasthenameofasonwhodiedinchildhood,andithasservedhimeversince,bothforChristianandsurname.MissCathyandhewerenowverythick;butHindleyhatedhim!andtosaythetruthIdidthesame;andweplaguedandwentonwithhimshamefully:forIwasn’treasonableenoughtofeelmyinjustice,andthemistressneverputinawordonhisbehalfwhenshesawhimwronged.
Heseemedasullen,patientchild;hardened,perhaps,toill-treatment:hewouldstandHindley’sblowswithoutawinkorsheddingatear,andmypinchesmovedhimonlytodrawinabreathandopenhiseyes,asifhehadhurthimselfbyaccidentandnobodywastoblame.ThisendurancemadeoldEarnshawfurious,whenhediscoveredhissonpersecutingthepoor,fatherlesschild,ashecalledhim.HetooktoHeathcliffstrangely,believingallhesaid(forthatmatter,hesaidpreciouslittle,andgenerallythetruth),andpettinghimupfaraboveCathy,whowastoomischievousandwaywardforafavourite.
