Wuthering Heights - Chapter 15
呼啸山庄 - 第15章
Heathcliffs_Madness
希斯克利夫的疯狂
As spring turned to summer, Heathcliff's condition worsened. He barely ate, and he could not sleep. He spent his nights wandering the moors, searching for Catherine's ghost.
随着时间的推移,希斯克利夫变得越来越奇怪。他经常整夜不睡觉,在房间里踱步,低语着凯瑟琳的名字。他看到她的幻象,听到她的声音,但当他伸手去摸她时,什么也没有。
He began to see Catherine everywhere. In the wind, he heard her voice. In the shadows, he saw her face. He spoke to her, as if she were standing beside him.
"凯瑟琳,回来吧,"他会哭喊,"我不能没有你。"
Mrs. Dean tried to take care of him, but he refused to eat. He told her that he was not hungry, that he only wanted to be with Catherine.
他的健康开始恶化。他吃得很少,睡眠很少,几乎不和人说话。他变得和幽灵一样——苍白、瘦弱,眼睛里充满了深深的悲伤。
One night, he did not return to the house at all. Mrs. Dean and Cathy searched for him everywhere, but they could not find him. The next morning, he returned, pale and exhausted.
凯西和哈里顿很担心他,尽管他们也很怕他。他们想帮助他,但他拒绝任何人接近。
'I saw her,' he said, his eyes shining with madness. 'She was waiting for me by the old grave.'
"我必须找到她,"他说,"我必须和她在一起。"
Mrs. Dean was worried. Heathcliff was not well. His mind was breaking under the weight of his grief and guilt.
一天晚上,希斯克利夫在暴风雨中走进荒原。他消失了几个小时,回来时全身湿透,浑身是泥,但他的眼睛里闪烁着疯狂的光芒。
Cathy watched him with a mixture of fear and pity. She had grown up hearing stories about the evil Heathcliff, but now she saw a broken, suffering man. She began to understand that his cruelty had come from his own pain and his inability to let go of the past.
"我看到她了,"他告诉迪恩太太,"她在等我。她叫我的名字,告诉我去和她在一起。"
Hareton, too, felt sorry for Heathcliff. Despite everything Heathcliff had done to him, Hareton could not hate the old man completely. He saw that Heathcliff was tormented by his memories of Catherine.
迪恩太太很害怕,她知道希斯克利夫接近死亡了,他的心智已经崩溃。
As the summer passed, Heathcliff became weaker and weaker. He could no longer work in the fields or manage the estate. Cathy and Hareton took over the work, running Wuthering Heights together.
Heathcliff spent his days in his room, staring out the window at the moors. He spoke of nothing but Catherine, and he refused to see anyone except Mrs. Dean.
Mrs. Dean knew that the end was near. She prayed that Heathcliff would find peace before he died.