Wuthering Heights - Chapter 10
呼啸山庄 - 第10章
Linton_Heathcliff
林顿·希斯克利夫
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.
林顿十二岁时,他的母亲伊莎贝拉去世了。去世前,她写信给埃德加,请他照顾儿子。埃德加同意了,尽管林顿是希斯克利夫的孩子而且他恨那个男人。
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.
林顿是个虚弱、病态的男孩。他经常生病,没有力气。他不像他的父亲强壮、野性,而是像埃德加一样温柔、文弱。
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.
埃德加派人去接林顿来画眉山庄。但希斯克利夫听说了这件事,强迫林顿来呼啸山庄和他一起住。他声称这是他作为父亲的权利,尽管他从未关心过林顿。
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.
林顿在呼啸山庄过得很糟糕。希斯克利夫对他很残忍,嘲笑他的软弱,抱怨他的病。林顿害怕他的父亲,但他无法逃离。
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.
几年后,埃德加也病了,身体越来越虚弱。他想见林顿,但希斯克利夫不允许林顿去画眉山庄。他利用林顿来控制埃德加。
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.
"如果你想见你的侄子,你得让我安排一切,"希斯克利夫对迪恩太太说。
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.
埃德加很绝望。他知道自己时日不多了,想在死之前见林顿一面。他同意让小凯西去呼啸山庄,和林顿结婚——这是希斯克利夫的真正目的。他想让他的儿子得到画眉山庄。
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.