Chapter 14 Secret visits
第14章 密访
1800 The months passed, and soon it was autumn. Mr. Edgar caught a bad cold, which seemed to get worse and worse. He stayed indoors the whole winter, so Cathy only had me as a companion on her walks. She had become very quiet and sad since her relationship with Linton had ended, and was very worried about her father's illness. One day when we were walking in the Grange garden, I noticed her crying.
1800年。过了几个月,很快就到秋天了。艾加先生得了重感冒,似乎病情日渐严重。他整个冬天都呆在屋里,所以凯茜散步时只有我来陪她。自从她同林顿的关系结束后,她变得很沉默、忧郁,也非常担心父亲的病情。有一天我们在山庄花园散步时我看到她哭了。
'Cathy, what's the matter, love?'I asked. "Oh, Ellen, 'she sobbed, 'what shall I do if Father dies? And if you die? I'll be left alone!' 'I hope he and I have years more of life ahead of us. All you need do is look after your father, and let him see you're cheerful. But I think he would be really ill if he thought you loved Linton, whose father would like to see Mr. Edgar dead. '
“凯茜,怎么啦,亲爱的?”我询问道。“哦,艾伦,”她抽泣道,“要是父亲去世了我该怎么办?要是你再去世了呢?我就会被孤零零地撇下!”“我倒希望他和我都能多活些年。你只需要照顾好你父亲,让他看到你快乐。但我想如果他认为你爱上了林顿,他会真的很痛苦,林顿的父亲盼着艾加先生死呢。”
I'll never, never do anything to worry or annoy Father, 'she promised. 'I only want him to recover. I love him more than anyone else in the world, more than myself!'
“我永远、永远不会做让我父亲担心或不快的事,”她许诺道。“我只希望他能痊愈。他是世上我最爱的人,我爱他胜过我自己!”