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But Catherine was too excited, and Mr Edgar too angry, to drink any tea.
但凯瑟琳兴奋异常，而艾加先生怒气很盛，茶都喝不下。
After a while their guest left. We discovered that he had been invited to stay at Wuthering Heights, by Hindley.
过了一会儿，他们的客人走了。我们发现他被请去住在呼啸山庄，是亨德雷先生邀请的。
I could not understand why Hindley, who hated him, would want his company,
我无法理解亨德雷那么恨他，为何还想和他在一起，我
and I felt sure it would have been better for all of us if Heathcliff had never come back.
也肯定如果希斯克利夫压根儿没回来对我们大家都会更好些。
Catherine could not keep her happiness to herself.
凯瑟琳无法独享她的快乐。
In the middle of the night she woke me to talk about Heathcliff.
大半夜叫醒我聊希斯克利夫的事。
'I just can't sleep, Ellen!' she said. 'And Edgar won't listen when I tell him how happy I am! He's so selfish!'
“我就是睡不着，艾伦！”她说，“我要跟艾加讲我有多高兴，他又不肯听！他真自私！”
'He never liked Heathcliff, 'I replied, 'and he'll be angry if you go on talking about him.
“他向来不喜欢希斯克利夫，”我回答，“如果你再谈他，他会生气的。
You think he's weak, but he could be as determined as you, about something he thinks is important. '
你认为他软弱，但只要是他认为重要的事。他可能像你一样执著。”
'No!' she laughed. 'I have such confidence in Edgar's love that I think I could kill him, and he wouldn't blame me
for it.
“不！”她笑道，“我对艾加的爱太有信心了，我想我就是杀了他，他也不会怪我的。
He will have to learn to accept Heathcliff as my friend. '
他要学会把希斯克利夫当我的朋友来接受。”
'Do you know why Heathcliff is staying at Wuthering Heights?'
“你知道希斯克利夫为什么住在呼啸山庄吗？”
'Oh, yes. He explained that he went there to look for me.
“噢，是的。他解释说他去那儿找我。
Hindley asked him to play cards, and when he discovered Heathcliff had a lot of money, invited him to stay there.
亨德雷请他玩牌，当他看出希斯克利夫很有钱，就请他住在那儿了。
You know how greedy my brother is.
你知道我哥哥有多贪财。
He'll make Heathcliff pay rent, and hope to win money from him at cards.
他会收希斯克利夫的租金，而且指望玩牌赢他的钱。
Heathcliff wants to stay there to be near me.
希斯克利夫住在那儿是想离我近点儿。
I'm so happy, Ellen! And I want everyone around me to be happy too!'
我真高兴，艾伦！我希望我身边的每个人也都高兴！”
