Wuthering Heights Page #2

Best ask your father that.

My father?

He told me that Linton

was living many miles away.

So you must be my uncle, then!

If you have any kisses,

child, give them to Linton.

We should go, young lady!

You should not have come here!

Why? Because I would discover

that my cousin should be so close?

Make yourself at home, Nelly.

Your old chair still sits there for you.

You lived here too?

She did indeed. And she

raised your mother here.

Is this true, Nelly?

She raised me also.

Although I don't know if Nelly looks

at me with pride for the job she did.

Now son,

have you nothing you can

go and show your cousin?

Take her to the stables

to see the horses.

Wouldn't you rather sit here?

I love being out of doors, don't you?

Hareton! Come here.

You shall have to

settle for Hareton here.

Isn't he a handsome lad?

Go with her around the farm.

Behave like a gentleman,

mind. And don't stare.

There.

Now you have a challenger

for your cousin's heart.

It's some damnable writing,

but I cannot read it.

Perhaps I could help you to read.

If your master would allow it.

My master? My master?!

Damn you!

I'll see thee damned before

tha' calls me servant!

I'm sorry if I gave offence.

He's not a servant.

He's your cousin too.

My cousin?

I have tied his tongue.

He will never be able to emerge

from his coarseness and ignorance.

And is this how you take your revenge?

By warping the next generation?

Is that why you lured

young Catherine here?

I just want her and Linton

to get to know each other.

Where's the harm of it?

From now on, you are to avoid

his house and his family.

I know this is because

you dislike Mr Heathcliff.

No, it is because he dislikes me.

And is a most diabolical man.

Delighting to wrong and ruin

those he hates if they give

him the slightest opportunity.

But Mr Heathcliff was

quite cordial, Father.

He didn't object to

our seeing each other.

He detests you on my

account. I am certain of that.

You will listen to me and you will obey

me. You will not visit Wuthering Heights...

You must rest, sir.

I cannot abandon her to him.

I cannot.

Thank you, darling Catherine.

And now you must go.

Catherine!

Catherine, no! You don't know my father!

Please, I beg you!

Let me guess which is your room.

Catherine, will you

please desist in this?!

Stop!

My father will strike anyone

who as much as touches it.

This is my mother, isn't it?

Yes.

This is my mother's room.

Yes.

Why would Mr Heathcliff

keep a portrait of my mother?

Why?

Why would he do that?

Because he loved her.

Because he loved her

before your father did.

And she loved him.

What? Why do you say such things?

- My father says it is true!

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes