Грозовий перевал
Chapter 9
Therewasscarcelytimetoexperienceathrillofhorrorbeforewesawthatthelittlewretchwassafe.Heathcliffarrivedunderneathjustatthecriticalmoment;byanaturalimpulse,hearrestedhisdescent,andsettinghimonhisfeet,lookeduptodiscovertheauthoroftheaccident.Amiserwhohaspartedwithaluckylotteryticketforfiveshillings,andfindsnextdayhehaslostinthebargainfivethousandpounds,couldnotshowablankercountenancethanhedidonbeholdingthefigureofMr.Earnshawabove.Itexpressed,plainerthanwordscoulddo,theintenseanguishathavingmadehimselftheinstrumentofthwartinghisownrevenge.Haditbeendark,Idaresay,hewouldhavetriedtoremedythemistakebysmashingHareton’sskullonthesteps;butwewitnessedhissalvation;andIwaspresentlybelowwithmypreciouschargepressedtomyheart.Hindleydescendedmoreleisurely,soberedandabashed.
"Itisyourfault,Ellen,"hesaid;"youshouldhavekepthimoutofsight:youshouldhavetakenhimfromme!Isheinjuredanywhere?"
"Injured!"Icriedangrily;"ifhe’snotkilled,he’llbeanidiot!Oh!Iwonderhismotherdoesnotrisefromhergravetoseehowyouusehim.You’reworsethanaheathen—treatingyourownfleshandbloodinthatmanner!"
Heattemptedtotouchthechild,who,onfindinghimselfwithme,sobbedoffhisterrordirectly.Atthefirstfingerhisfatherlaidonhim,however,heshriekedagainlouderthanbefore,andstruggledasifhewouldgointoconvulsions.
