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05-03-呼啸山庄 [59]

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吧!”他嚷道。“我再也不想看了!”
  “我现在也不想要它们了。”她说。“我会恨它们的,因为会让我想起你。”
  哈里顿拣起书扔进了火里,然后快步走出了房子。
  哈里顿一出去希斯克利夫先生就进来了。满脸焦虑不安的表情。
  “希斯克利夫先生,”我说,“我得告诉您我下周要去伦敦,要走六个月,所以10月份以后我就不想再租用画眉山庄了。”
  “这么说,洛克伍德先生,您已经厌倦荒原了,是吗?好,不管怎么样,您跟哈里顿和我一起用午餐吧。凯茜,你在厨房同约瑟夫和齐拉吃午餐。”
  跟两位默不作声的人一起用午餐真不是件乐事,之后我就直接离开了呼啸山庄。
  “真遗憾,”我想,“凯茜·希斯克利夫和我没有像迪恩夫人希望的那样彼此相爱!果真如此的话我就带她永远离开这个伤心的地方。”
  几个月之后,正值9月,我去看望在约克郡的朋友,途中我发现自己离画眉山庄不远,于是决定去那儿过一夜。没想到到了那儿却发现管家已换了个人,新的管家告诉我迪恩夫人已到呼啸山庄去做管家了。经过一整天的旅行我想散散步,于是吩咐女管家为我做好晚餐,准备一间卧室,然后我步行四英里去呼啸山庄。
  当我走近那栋老宅子,我注意到花园里开着花,门和窗也都是开着的。我能看见里面有两个人,我驻足站了一会儿,好奇地听到他们之间的一点谈话。
  “再读一遍,笨蛋!”一个银铃般甜美的声音说道。“这次别读错了,否则我就拽你的头发!”
  “我要是读对了你一定要吻我,”一个低沉的声音回答。这个人坐在桌旁,正读一本书。他英俊的面庞洋溢着喜悦的光彩,他的双眼不时离开书本看着搭在他肩上的白皙的小手。那姑娘站在他身后,弯着腰辅导他。她的面庞——幸亏他看不到她的面庞,否则他决不能集中精神学习。可我能看到这面庞,我真是懊悔自己丢掉了此生终日与这个美人相见的机会。
  我不想打搅他们的快乐,所以绕到了后门,在那儿看到了我的老朋友艾伦·迪恩。
  “噢,洛克伍德先生,欢迎回来!”她叫道。“您又在画眉山庄住了?”
  “是的,迪恩夫人,只住一夜。先告诉我,你为什么在这儿做管家而不在画眉山庄了?”
  “齐拉走了,你知道,希斯克利夫先生想要我到这儿来。”
  “我和他还有一些事务,租房子的事。”
  “噢!希斯克利夫先生死了,先生。他三个月以前死的。我替希斯克利夫夫人处理一切事务。她还没学会自己来干,你知道。”
  “希斯克利夫死了!”我惊异地重复道。“那么,告诉我是怎么回事,迪恩夫人!”
  “请坐,先生,喝点啤酒。我很乐意告诉您。他的生命结束得很奇特。”


■ 18 Heathcliff's end
  1801—2 I was delighted to come back to the Heights,and hoped I could make Cathy's life more comfortable.But she was restless,and complained of loneliness.At first she continued to annoy Hareton,by laughing at him,but after a while she decided she really wanted him as a friend.She apologized for being rude to him,and offered to teach him ev erything she knew.From that moment on,the two cousins have always been together,studying.Hareton has a lot to learn,and Cathy is not the most patient of teachers.But what they have in common is their love for each other.You see,Mr Lockwood,it was easy enough to win Cathy's heart.But now I'm glad you didn't try.I'll be the happiest woman in England when those two marry!
  Heathcliff noticed little of what was happening around him,and would never have been aware of the cousins’feelings,if it hadn't been for Joseph.In the middle
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