Wuthering Heights - Chapter 7
呼啸山庄 - 第7章
Isabellas_Escape
伊莎贝拉的逃亡
Isabella Linton, Edgar's sister, became attracted to Heathcliff. She was young, innocent, and romantic. She saw him as a dark, mysterious hero, not understanding his cruelty and his desire for revenge.
希斯克利夫和伊莎贝拉私奔了。埃德加震惊又愤怒,禁止伊莎贝拉再回画眉山庄。凯瑟琳心碎了,她感到自己夹在丈夫和最好的朋友之间。
Heathcliff realized this and decided to use Isabella to hurt Edgar. He flirted with her and made her fall in love with him. Edgar was furious when he discovered their relationship, and he forbade Isabella from seeing Heathcliff.
但伊莎贝拉很快就意识到她犯了一个可怕的错误。希斯克利夫对她很残忍。他娶她只是为了报复埃德加,而不是因为爱她。他嘲笑她的天真,打她,让她做所有的家务。
But Isabella was determined. One night, she ran away to Wuthering Heights and married Heathcliff in secret. Edgar never forgave his sister for this betrayal.
几个月后,伊莎贝拉逃跑了。她逃到画眉山庄,浑身是伤,虚弱不堪。埃德加虽然生气,但还是让她进去了。凯瑟琳看到她的样子,大哭起来。
At first, Heathcliff treated Isabella with cold indifference. He did not love her and had married her only to hurt her brother. When Catherine learned of the marriage, she was angry and hurt. She felt that Heathcliff had married Isabella to spite her, not because he loved the other woman.
"看看他对我们做了什么!"她哭着说,"他毁了我们的生活!"
As time passed, Heathcliff became increasingly cruel to Isabella. He locked her in her room, beat her, and forbade her from seeing her family. Isabella suffered greatly and regretted her foolish decision.
伊莎贝拉告诉他们,她怀孕了。她不想回希斯克利夫那里,所以埃德加同意让她住在画眉山庄。但她和希斯克利夫的婚姻并没有结束——他仍然声称她是他的妻子,拒绝离婚。
One night, during a violent argument, Isabella managed to escape from Wuthering Heights. She fled to Thrushcross Grange, exhausted and terrified. Edgar welcomed his sister, but he could not forgive her for marrying his enemy.
凯瑟琳因为伊莎贝拉的事,加上与希斯克利夫的复杂感情,变得越来越虚弱。她的健康恶化,迪恩太太很担心她会活不下去。
Mrs. Dean took care of Isabella and heard her terrible story. Isabella told her about Heathcliff's cruelty and his abuse. She also revealed that she was pregnant with Heathcliff's child.
'I never should have trusted him,' Isabella sobbed. 'He is not a man, but a devil!'
Heathcliff came to Thrushcross Grange to demand his wife's return, but Edgar refused to let him take her. The two men almost came to blows, but Catherine intervened, begging them to stop.
The next day, Isabella left Thrushcross Grange and traveled far away, never to return to Wuthering Heights. She wanted to escape Heathcliff forever and protect her unborn child.