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1、Chapter11801,Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord--thesolitaryneighbourthatIshallbetroubledwith.Thisiscertainlyabeautifulcountry!InallEngland,IdonotbelievethatIcouldhavefixedonasituationsocompletelyremovedfromthestirofsociety.Aperfectmisanthropist'sheaven:andMrHeathcliffandIare
2、suchasuitablepairtodividethedesolationbetweenus.Acapitalfellow!HelittleimaginedhowmyheartwarmedtowardshimwhenIbeheldhisblackeyeswithdrawsosuspiciouslyundertheirbrows,asIrodeup,andwhenhisfingersshelteredthemselves,withajealousresolution,stillfartherinhiswaistcoat,asIannouncedmyname
3、.`MrHeathcliff!'Isaid.Anodwastheanswer.`MrLockwood,yournewtenant,sir.Idomyselfthehonourofcallingassoonaspossibleaftermyarrival,toexpressthehopethatIhavenotinconveniencedyoubymyperseveranceinsolicitingtheoccupationofThrushcrossGrange:Iheardyesterdayyouhadhadsomethoughts--'`Thrushcr
4、ossGrangeismyown,sir,'heinterrupted,wincing.`Ishouldnotallowanyonetoinconvenienceme,ifIcouldhinderit--walkin!'The`walkin'wasutteredwithclosedteeth,andexpressedthesentiment,`Gotothedeuce':eventhegateoverwhichheleantmanifestednosympathizingmovementtothewords;andIthinkthatcircumstanc
5、edeterminedmetoaccepttheinvitation:Ifeltinterestedinamanwhoseemedmoreexaggeratedlyreservedthanmyself.Whenhesawmyhorse'sbreastfairlypushingthebarrier,hedidputouthishandtounchainit,andthensullenlyprecededmeupthecauseway,calling,asweenteredthecourt:`Joseph,takeMrLockwood'shorse;andbr
6、ingupsomewine.'`Herewehavethewholeestablishmentofdomestics,Isuppose,'wasthereflectionsuggestedbythiscompoundorder.`Nowonderthegrassgrowsupbetweentheflags,andcattlearetheonlyhedge-cutters.Josephwasanelderly,nay,anoldman:veryold,perhaps,thoughhaleandsinewy.`TheLordhelpus!'hesoliloqu
7、izedinanundertoneofpeevishdispleasure,whilerelievingmeofmyhorse:looking,meantime,inmyfacesosourlythatIcharitablyconjecturedhemusthaveneedofdivineaidtodigesthisdinner,andhispiousejaculationhadnoreferencetomyunexpectedadvent.WutheringHeightsisthenameofMrHeathcliff'sdwelling.`Wutheri
8、ng'beingasignificantprovincialadj