Wuthering Heights - Chapter 11
呼啸山庄 - 第11章
The_Forced_Marriage
被迫的婚姻
One day, Heathcliff lured Cathy to Wuthering Heights. He locked her in a room and refused to let her leave until she married Linton.
小凯西被希斯克利夫骗到了呼啸山庄。他告诉她,林顿病得很重,想见她最后一面。凯西同情林顿,同意和他一起去。
'Your father is dying,' Heathcliff told her cruelly. 'If you do not marry my son, you will never see him again.'
但当她到达时,她被锁起来了。希斯克利夫强迫她和林顿结婚。"如果你不嫁给他,你就永远见不到你父亲,"他威胁她。
Cathy was terrified. She did not love Linton and did not want to marry him, but she could not bear the thought of never seeing her father again. She agreed to the marriage.
凯西很害怕,但她为了见父亲最后一面,同意了这场婚姻。她和林顿结婚后,被锁在房间里好几天。
The ceremony took place quickly, with no family or friends present. Cathy felt trapped and hopeless. She was now married to a man she did not love, in a house where she was a prisoner.
林顿也病得很重。他告诉凯西,希斯克利夫强迫他做这一切。"我很抱歉,"他低声说,"我不想伤害你,但我父亲很可怕。"
When the marriage was complete, Heathcliff allowed Cathy to visit her father one last time. She rushed to Thrushcross Grange, arriving just in time to say goodbye to Edgar.
埃德加听说凯西被困在呼啸山庄,很生气。但他的身体太虚弱了,无法救她。几天后,埃德加死了。
Edgar was heartbroken to learn of the marriage, but he was too weak to protest. He died a few hours later, holding Cathy's hand.
凯西终于被允许去画眉山庄参加父亲的葬礼。但希斯克利夫告诉她,她现在属于他,必须回呼啸山庄。他现在是她的主人。
With Edgar's death, Heathcliff became the owner of Thrushcross Grange. Cathy, as Linton's wife, had no legal right to the house. Heathcliff had won at last. He had taken revenge on Edgar and Hindley, and he now owned everything that had once belonged to their families.
凯西感到绝望。她的父亲死了,她被迫嫁给一个她不爱的人,现在她被困在她母亲曾经痛苦生活的地方。
Cathy was left alone in the world. Her husband was weak and selfish, and her father was dead. She had no home of her own and no money. She was forced to live at Wuthering Heights with Heathcliff, Linton, and Hareton.
Mrs. Dean, the housekeeper, followed Cathy to Wuthering Heights, not wanting to leave the young girl alone. She tried to protect Cathy from Heathcliff's cruelty and to comfort her in her grief.
At Wuthering Heights, Hareton saw how sad Cathy was and tried to be kind to her. He brought her food and firewood, and he tried to talk to her. At first, Cathy was too proud to speak to him, but gradually, she began to see that he was different from his father. He had a good heart, despite his rough manners.