Friday 15 February 2013

'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë (chapter 28 - 36)

For five days Helen was locked in the room and saw nobody, except Hareton, who was a real model of a jailor. That time Catherine became Mrs. Heathcliff, but nobody still took care about her. Moreover, everything that belonged to Cathy became Linton’s property. That’s why, having known about that, Edgar changed his will and if Linton died, the young lady’s fortune couldn’t fall to Heathcliff. Two days later Cathy returned home, she wanted to see her father; he was going to die and not to complain the daughter said that she was happy with the young Heathcliff. After her words and with dilating eyes, he died.
  Several days later Heathcliff came and take his daughter to the Heights, as he wanted to rent out the Grange and wanted his children to be about him. And he take not only her, but also the portrait of the late Catherine, as he still loved her; he even went to her grave and dug it to see her face. When the man re-filled her grave, he felt her presence, her signs.
   While being in Wuthering Heights, Catherine stood at her room for nearly two weeks, but had to get out to the fireplace. Hareton, at first moment, tried to be polite, but the young lady didn’t care much about him. It was six weeks ago; Mrs. Dean finished her story.
   Several years later Mr. Lockwood came back and found Mrs. Dean in the Heights. Besides, he saw a young man, who sitting, read something, and a young lady, who stood behind. They were Hareton Earnshaw and Catherine Heathcliff. Not to disturb them the man went to the kitchen, where he found Mrs. Dean who told him everything.
   From her story the man got to know that about three months ago Mr. Heathcliff died.  Something was wrong with him: he didn’t eat, didn’t sleep and walked somewhere all days. When he was at home everybody saw a strange smile on his face, which frightened and surprised them. He said he saw the ghost of the late Catherine. But one rainy day his body was found in their room, his eyes were widely open, and a wide smile shone on his face. He was buried near Catherine and Edgar Linton.

1 comment:

  1. Very good!

    Slips:
    as the girl was crying all THE time
    Heathcliff came and TOOK his daughter
    And he TOOK not only her

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