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. To hear you, people might think you were the mistress! she cried. You wantsetting down in your right place! Heathcliff, what are you about, raising this stir?I said you must let Isabella alone! I beg you will, unless you are tired of beingreceived here, and wish Linton to draw the bolts against you! God forbid that he should try! answered the black villain.I detested him justthen. God keep him meek and patient! Every day I grow madder after sendinghim to heaven! Hush! said Catherine, shutting the inner door! Don t vex me.Why haveyou disregarded my request? Did she come across you on purpose? What is it to you? he growled. I have a right to kiss her, if she chooses; andyou have no right to object.I am not your husband: you needn t be jealous of me! I m not jealous of you, replied the mistress; I m jealous for you.Clear yourface: you sha n t scowl at me! If you like Isabella, you shall marry her.But doyou like her? Tell the truth, Heathcliff! There, you won t answer.I m certainyou don t. And would Mr.Linton approve of his sister marrying that man? I inquired. Mr.Linton should approve, returned my lady, decisively. He might spare himself the trouble, said Heathcliff: I could do as wellwithout his approbation.And as to you, Catherine, I have a mind to speak a fewwords now, while we are at it.I want you to be aware that I know you havetreated me infernally infernally! Do you hear? And if you flatter yourself that Idon t perceive it, you are a fool; and if you think I can be consoled by sweetwords, you are an idiot: and if you fancy I ll suffer unrevenged, I ll convince youof the contrary, in a very little while! Meantime, thank you for telling me yoursister-in-law s secret: I swear I ll make the most of it.And stand you aside! What new phase of his character is this? exclaimed Mrs.Linton, inamazement. I ve treated you infernally and you ll take your revenge! How willyou take it, ungrateful brute? How have I treated you infernally? I seek no revenge on you, replied Heathcliff, less vehemently. That s not theplan.The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don t turn against him; theycrush those beneath them.You are welcome to torture me to death for youramusement, only allow me to amuse myself a little in the same style, and refrainfrom insult as much as you are able.Having levelled my palace, don t erect ahovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.IfI imagined you really wished me to marry Isabel, I d cut my throat! Oh, the evil is that I am not jealous, is it? cried Catherine. Well, I won trepeat my offer of a wife: it is as bad as offering Satan a lost soul.Your bliss lies,like his, in inflicting misery.You prove it.Edgar is restored from the ill-temperhe gave way to at your coming; I begin to be secure and tranquil; and you, restlessto know us at peace, appear resolved on exciting a quarrel.Quarrel with Edgar, ifyou please, Heathcliff, and deceive his sister: you ll hit on exactly the mostefficient method of revenging yourself on me.The conversation ceased.Mrs.Linton sat down by the fire, flushed andgloomy.The spirit which served her was growing intractable: she could neitherlay nor control it.He stood on the hearth with folded arms, brooding on his evilthoughts; and in this position I left them to seek the master, who was wonderingwhat kept Catherine below so long. Ellen, said he, when I entered, have you seen your mistress? Yes; she s in the kitchen, sir, I answered. She s sadly put out by Mr.Heathcliff s behaviour: and, indeed, I do think it s time to arrange his visits onanother footing.There s harm in being too soft, and now it s come to this.And I related the scene in the court, and, as near as I dared, the wholesubsequent dispute.I fancied it could not be very prejudicial to Mrs.Linton;unless she made it so afterwards, by assuming the defensive for her guest.EdgarLinton had difficulty in hearing me to the close.His first words revealed that hedid not clear his wife of blame. This is insufferable! he exclaimed. It is disgraceful that she should own himfor a friend, and force his company on me! Call me two men out of the hall,Ellen.Catherine shall linger no longer to argue with the low ruffian I havehumoured her enough.He descended, and bidding the servants wait in the passage, went, followed byme, to the kitchen.Its occupants had recommenced their angry discussion: Mrs [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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