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1、Chapter11801,Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord--thesolitaryneighbourthatIshallbetroubledwith.Thisiscertainlyabeautifulcountry!InallEngland,IdonotbelievethatIcouldhavefixedonasituationsocompletelyremovedfromthestirofsociety.Aperfectmisanthropist'sheaven:andMrHeathcliffandIaresuchasuitablepai
2、rtodividethedesolationbetweenus.Acapitalfellow!HelittleimaginedhowmyheartwarmedtowardshimwhenIbeheldhisblackeyeswithdrawsosuspiciouslyundertheirbrows,asIrodeup,andwhenhisfingersshelteredthemselves,withajealousresolution,stillfartherinhiswaistcoat,asIannouncedmyname.`MrHeathcliff!'Isaid.Anodwasthe
3、answer.`MrLockwood,yournewtenant,sir.Idomyselfthehonourofcallingassoonaspossibleaftermyarrival,toexpressthehopethatIhavenotinconveniencedyoubymyperseveranceinsolicitingtheoccupationofThrushcrossGrange:Iheardyesterdayyouhadhadsomethoughts--'`ThrushcrossGrangeismyown,sir,'heinterrupted,wincing.`Ish
4、ouldnotallowanyonetoinconvenienceme,ifIcouldhinderit--walkin!'The`walkin'wasutteredwithclosedteeth,andexpressedthesentiment,`Gotothedeuce':eventhegateoverwhichheleantmanifestednosympathizingmovementtothewords;andIthinkthatcircumstancedeterminedmetoaccepttheinvitation:Ifeltinterestedinamanwhoseeme
5、dmoreexaggeratedlyreservedthanmyself.Whenhesawmyhorse'sbreastfairlypushingthebarrier,hedidputouthishandtounchainit,andthensullenlyprecededmeupthecauseway,calling,asweenteredthecourt:`Joseph,takeMrLockwood'shorse;andbringupsomewine.'`Herewehavethewholeestablishmentofdomestics,Isuppose,'wastherefle
6、ctionsuggestedbythiscompoundorder.`Nowonderthegrassgrowsupbetweentheflags,andcattlearetheonlyhedge-cutters.Josephwasanelderly,nay,anoldman:veryold,perhaps,thoughhaleandsinewy.`TheLordhelpus!'hesoliloquizedinanundertoneofpeevishdispleasure,whilerelievingmeofmyhorse:looking,meantime,inmyfacesosourl
7、ythatIcharitablyconjecturedhemusthaveneedofdivineaidtodigesthisdinner,andhispiousejaculationhadnoreferencetomyunexpectedadvent.WutheringHeightsisthenameofMrHeathcliff'sdwelling.`Wuthering'beingasignificantprovincialadj