Wuthering Heights - Chapter 8
呼啸山庄 - 第8章
Catherines_Death
凯瑟琳的死亡
The tension between Heathcliff and Edgar became too much for Catherine. She fell ill, and her condition grew worse each day. She became delirious, talking about her childhood and her love for Heathcliff.
凯瑟琳生下了一个女儿,取名也叫凯瑟琳(小凯西)。但生完孩子后,她的身体状况变得更差。她发着高烧,躺在床上,神志不清。
Heathcliff visited her often, hiding in the garden so that Edgar would not see him. Catherine begged to see him, and one night, he climbed through her window.
希斯克利夫听到了这个消息,偷偷来到画眉山庄看她。他在她床边守了一整夜,握着她的手,哭着叫她的名字。
When Heathcliff entered the room, Catherine was weak and pale. She reached out to him, her eyes full of tears.
凯瑟琳在半昏迷中看到了他。"你来了,"她低声说,"我没有忘记你。"
'You have killed me,' she whispered. 'You and Edgar have killed me.'
黎明时,凯瑟琳死了。希斯克利夫的心彻底碎了。他站在她的坟墓前,发誓他永远不会忘记她,永远不会原谅那些把她从他身边夺走的人。
Heathcliff fell to his knees beside her bed. 'What can I do to save you, Cathy? Ask anything, and I will do it.'
"我要她,"他对迪恩太太说,"我要和她在一起,死或生。"
'Take care of yourself, Heathcliff,' she said. 'If I die, I will haunt you until you die too.'
凯瑟琳的死改变了一切。埃德加成了鳏夫,独自抚养女儿。伊莎贝拉带着儿子离开了。希斯克利夫变得更冷漠,更愤怒,更执着于复仇。
The next day, Catherine gave birth to a daughter and then passed away. Heathcliff was heartbroken. He cursed both Catherine and Edgar, wishing that Catherine's soul would never find peace.
但复仇也给了他力量。他更努力地控制呼啸山庄,赢光亨德利所有的钱,直到亨德利变成了一个贫穷的酒鬼。希斯克利夫终于拥有了呼啸山庄,就像他曾经渴望的那样。
For weeks, Heathcliff went to her grave every night, praying for her ghost to appear. But Catherine did not come to him. He was left alone with his grief and his anger.
Edgar was also devastated. He buried Catherine in the churchyard, near the moors she had loved. He changed completely after her death, becoming even more gentle and kind, but also very sad.
Mrs. Dean took care of Catherine's baby, named Cathy after her mother. The child was beautiful and healthy, and everyone hoped she would grow up to be like her grandmother, kind and gentle, rather than like her passionate, wild mother.
Heathcliff returned to Wuthering Heights and began to plan his revenge in earnest. He owned the house now, thanks to Hindley's gambling debts, and he had complete control over Hindley's son, Hareton. He would destroy the Lintons and the Earnshaws, and he would make them suffer as he had suffered.