Wuthering Heights - Chapter 10
Wuthering Heights - Capítulo 10
Linton_Heathcliff
Linton Heathcliff
When Linton was twelve years old, his mother Isabella died. Before her death, she wrote to Edgar, asking him to take care of her son. Edgar agreed, even though Linton was Heathcliff's child and he hated the man.
Quando Linton tinha doze anos, sua mãe Isabella morreu. Antes de morrer, ela escreveu a Edgar, pedindo-lhe que cuidasse de seu filho. Edgar concordou, embora Linton fosse filho de Heathcliff e ele odiasse o homem.
Linton arrived at Thrushcross Grange. He was pale, thin, and weak, with a constant cough. He was also selfish and whining, complaining about everything and treating the servants badly. Cathy tried to be kind to him, but she found him annoying and difficult.
Linton chegou a Thrushcross Grange. Ele estava pálido, magro e fraco, com uma tosse constante. Ele também era egoísta e choramingão, reclamando de tudo e tratando mal os servos. Cathy tentou ser gentil com ele, mas o achou irritante e difícil.
A few days later, Heathcliff came to claim his son. He had the right to take Linton, according to the law. Edgar could not refuse, though it broke his heart to let the boy go.
Poucos dias depois, Heathcliff veio reclamar seu filho. Ele tinha o direito de levar Linton, de acordo com a lei. Edgar não pôde recusar, embora partisse seu coração deixar o menino ir.
Linton was taken to Wuthering Heights, where he was treated coldly by his father. Heathcliff despised the boy's weakness and illness. He did not love him; he only wanted to use him to inherit Thrushcross Grange.
Linton foi levado para Wuthering Heights, onde foi tratado friamente por seu pai. Heathcliff desprezava a fraqueza e a doença do menino. Ele não o amava; ele só queria usá-lo para herdar Thrushcross Grange.
At Wuthering Heights, Linton met Hareton. The two boys could not have been more different. Hareton was strong and worked hard, while Linton was weak and lazy. Linton looked down on Hareton because he could not read, but Hareton was ashamed of his ignorance and tried to learn to read secretly.
Em Wuthering Heights, Linton conheceu Hareton. Os dois meninos não poderiam ter sido mais diferentes. Hareton era forte e trabalhava duro, enquanto Linton era fraco e preguiçoso. Linton desprezava Hareton porque ele não sabia ler, mas Hareton tinha vergonha de sua ignorância e tentava aprender a ler secretamente.
Heathcliff forbade Hareton from going to school and mocked him when he tried to read. He wanted Hareton to remain ignorant and poor, so that the boy would never be a threat.
Heathcliff proibiu Hareton de ir à escola e zombou dele quando tentou ler. Ele queria que Hareton permanecesse ignorante e pobre, para que o menino nunca fosse uma ameaça.
Meanwhile, Cathy missed Linton, though she had not liked him much. She wrote to him, and they began to correspond. Heathcliff discovered this and was pleased. He encouraged the relationship, hoping it would lead to marriage.
Enquanto isso, Cathy sentia falta de Linton, embora não tivesse gostado muito dele. Ela escreveu para ele, e eles começaram a se corresponder. Heathcliff descobriu isso e ficou satisfeito. Ele encorajou o relacionamento, esperando que levasse ao casamento.
Edgar became very ill. He was weak and old, and his doctors feared he would not live much longer. Cathy was worried about her father and spent all her time caring for him. She did not realize that Heathcliff was planning to use her father's illness to force her to marry Linton.
Edgar ficou muito doente. Ele estava fraco e velho, e seus médicos temiam que ele não vivesse muito mais tempo. Cathy estava preocupada com o pai e passava todo o seu tempo cuidando dele. Ela não percebeu que Heathcliff estava planejando usar a doença de seu pai para forçá-la a se casar com Linton.