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Before
passing
the
threshold
,
I
paused
to
admire
a
quantity
of
grotesque
carving
lavished
over
the
front
,
and
especially
about
the
principal
door
;
above
which
,
among
a
wilderness
of
crumbling
griffins
and
shameless
little
boys
,
I
detected
the
date
"
1500
,
"
and
the
name
"
Hareton
Earnshaw
.
"
I
would
have
made
a
few
comments
,
and
requested
a
short
history
of
the
place
from
the
surly
owner
;
but
his
attitude
at
the
door
appeared
to
demand
my
speedy
entrance
,
or
complete
departure
,
and
I
had
no
desire
to
aggravate
his
impatience
previous
to
inspecting
the
penetralium
.
One
step
brought
us
into
the
family
sitting-room
,
without
any
introductory
lobby
or
passage
:
they
call
it
here
"
the
house
"
preeminently
.
It
includes
kitchen
and
parlour
,
generally
;
but
I
believe
at
Wuthering
Heights
the
kitchen
is
forced
to
retreat
altogether
into
another
quarter
:
at
least
I
distinguished
a
chatter
of
tongues
,
and
a
clatter
of
culinary
utensils
,
deep
within
;
and
I
observed
no
signs
of
roasting
,
boiling
,
or
baking
,
about
the
huge
fire-place
;
nor
any
glitter
of
copper
saucepans
and
tin
cullenders
on
the
walls
.
One
end
,
indeed
,
reflected
splendidly
both
light
and
heat
from
ranks
of
immense
pewter
dishes
,
interspersed
with
silver
jugs
and
tankards
,
towering
row
after
row
,
on
a
vast
oak
dresser
,
to
the
very
roof
.
The
latter
had
never
been
underdrawn
:
its
entire
anatomy
lay
bare
to
an
enquiring
eye
,
except
where
a
frame
of
wood
laden
with
oatcakes
and
clusters
of
legs
of
beef
,
mutton
,
and
ham
,
concealed
it
.
Above
the
chimney
were
sundry
villainous
old
guns
,
and
a
couple
of
horse
pistols
:
and
,
by
way
of
ornament
,
three
gaudily-painted
canisters
disposed
along
its
ledge
.
The
floor
was
of
smooth
white
stone
;
the
chairs
,
high-backed
,
primitive
structures
,
painted
green
:
one
or
two
heavy
black
ones
lurking
in
the
shade
.
In
an
arch
under
the
dresser
,
reposed
a
huge
,
liver-coloured
bitch
pointer
,
surrounded
by
a
swarm
of
squealing
puppies
;
and
other
dogs
haunted
other
recesses
.
The
apartment
and
furniture
would
have
been
nothing
extraordinary
as
belonging
to
a
homely
,
northern
farmer
,
with
a
stubborn
countenance
,
and
stalwart
limbs
set
out
to
advantage
in
knee-breeches
and
gaiters
.
Such
an
individual
seated
in
his
arm-chair
,
his
mug
of
ale
frothing
on
the
round
table
before
him
,
is
to
be
seen
in
any
circuit
of
five
or
six
miles
among
these
hills
,
if
you
go
at
the
right
time
after
dinner
.
But
Mr.
Heathcliff
forms
a
singular
contrast
to
his
abode
and
style
of
living
.
He
is
a
dark-skinned
gipsy
in
aspect
,
in
dress
and
manners
a
gentleman
:
that
is
,
as
much
a
gentleman
as
many
a
country
squire
:
rather
slovenly
,
perhaps
,
yet
not
looking
amiss
with
his
negligence
,
because
he
has
an
erect
and
handsome
figure
;
and
rather
morose
.
Possibly
,
some
people
might
suspect
him
of
a
degree
of
underbred
pride
;
I
have
a
sympathetic
chord
within
that
tells
me
it
is
nothing
of
the
sort
:
I
know
,
by
instinct
,
his
reserve
springs
from
an
aversion
to
showy
displays
of
feeling
--
to
manifestations
of
mutual
kindliness
.
He
'll
love
and
hate
equally
under
cover
,
and
esteem
it
a
species
of
impertinence
to
be
loved
or
hated
again
.
No
,
I
'm
running
on
too
fast
:
I
bestow
my
own
attributes
over
liberally
on
him
.
Mr.
Heathcliff
may
have
entirely
dissimilar
reasons
for
keeping
his
hand
out
of
the
way
when
he
meets
a
would
be
acquaintance
,
to
those
which
actuate
me
.
Let
me
hope
my
constitution
is
almost
peculiar
:
my
dear
mother
used
to
say
I
should
never
have
a
comfortable
home
;
and
only
last
summer
I
proved
myself
perfectly
unworthy
of
one
.
While
enjoying
a
month
of
fine
weather
at
the
seacoast
,
I
was
thrown
into
the
company
of
a
most
fascinating
creature
:
a
real
goddess
in
my
eyes
,
as
long
as
she
took
no
notice
of
me
.
I
"
never
told
my
love
"
vocally
;
still
,
if
looks
have
language
,
the
merest
idiot
might
have
guessed
I
was
over
head
and
ears
:
she
understood
me
at
last
,
and
looked
a
return
--
the
sweetest
of
all
imaginable
looks
.
And
what
did
I
do
?
I
confess
it
with
shame
--
shrunk
icily
into
myself
,
like
a
snail
;
at
every
glance
retired
colder
and
farther
;
till
finally
the
poor
innocent
was
led
to
doubt
her
own
senses
,
and
,
overwhelmed
with
confusion
at
her
supposed
mistake
,
persuaded
her
mamma
to
decamp
.
By
this
curious
turn
of
disposition
I
have
gained
the
reputation
of
deliberate
heartlessness
;
how
undeserved
I
alone
can
appreciate
.
I
took
a
seat
at
the
end
of
the
hearthstone
opposite
that
towards
which
my
landlord
advanced
,
and
filled
up
an
interval
of
silence
by
attempting
to
caress
the
canine
mother
,
who
had
left
her
nursery
,
and
was
sneaking
wolfishly
to
the
back
of
my
legs
,
her
lip
curled
up
,
and
her
white
teeth
watering
for
a
snatch
.
My
caress
provoked
a
long
,
guttural
snarl
.
"
You
'd
better
let
the
dog
alone
,
"
growled
Mr.
Heathcliff
in
unison
,
checking
fiercer
demonstrations
with
a
punch
of
his
foot
.
"
She
's
not
accustomed
to
be
spoiled
--
not
kept
for
a
pet
.
"
Then
,
striding
to
a
side
door
,
he
shouted
again
,
"
Joseph
!
"
Joseph
mumbled
indistinctly
in
the
depths
of
the
cellar
,
but
gave
no
intimation
of
ascending
;
so
his
master
dived
down
to
him
,
leaving
me
vis-a-vis
the
ruffianly
bitch
and
a
pair
of
grim
shaggy
sheep-dogs
,
who
shared
with
her
a
jealous
guardianship
over
all
my
movements
.
Not
anxious
to
come
in
contact
with
their
fangs
,
I
sat
still
;
but
,
imagining
they
would
scarcely
understand
tacit
insults
,
I
unfortunately
indulged
in
winking
and
making
faces
at
the
trio
,
and
some
turn
of
my
physiognomy
so
irritated
madam
,
that
she
suddenly
broke
into
a
fury
and
leapt
on
my
knees
.
I
flung
her
back
,
and
hastened
to
interpose
the
table
between
us
.
This
proceeding
roused
the
whole
hive
:
half-a-dozen
four-footed
fiends
,
of
various
sizes
and
ages
,
issued
from
hidden
dens
to
the
common
centre
.
I
felt
my
heels
and
coat-laps
peculiar
subjects
of
assault
;
and
parrying
off
the
larger
combatants
as
effectually
as
I
could
with
the
poker
,
I
was
constrained
to
demand
,
aloud
,
assistance
from
some
of
the
household
in
re-establishing
peace
.
Mr.
Heathcliff
and
his
man
climbed
the
cellar
steps
with
vexatious
phlegm
:
I
do
n't
think
they
moved
one
second
faster
than
usual
,
though
the
hearth
was
an
absolute
tempest
of
worrying
and
yelping
.
Happily
,
an
inhabitant
of
the
kitchen
made
more
despatch
:
a
lusty
dame
,
with
tucked-up
gown
,
bare
arms
,
and
fire-flushed
cheeks
,
rushed
into
the
midst
of
us
flourishing
a
frying-pan
:
and
used
that
weapon
,
and
her
tongue
,
to
such
purpose
,
that
the
storm
subsided
magically
,
and
she
only
remained
,
heaving
like
a
sea
after
a
high
wind
,
when
her
master
entered
on
the
scene
.
