Грозовой перевал
Chapter 1
Whenhesawmyhorse’sbreastfairlypushingthebarrier,hedidputouthishandtounchainit,andthensuddenlyprecededmeupthecauseway,calling,asweenteredthecourt —"Joseph,takeMr.Lockwood’shorse;andbringupsomewine."
"Herewehavethewholeestablishmentofdomestics,Isuppose,"wasthereflectionsuggestedbythiscompoundorder. "Nowonderthegrassgrowsupbetweentheflags,andcattlearetheonlyhedge-cutters."
Josephwasanelderly,nay,anoldman:veryold,perhaps,thoughhaleandsinewy. "TheLordhelpus! "hesoliloquisedinanundertoneofpeevishdispleasure,whilerelievingmeofmyhorse: looking,meantime,inmyfacesosourlythatIcharitablyconjecturedhemusthaveneedofdivineaidtodigesthisdinner,andhispiousejaculationhadnoreferencetomyunexpectedadvent.
WutheringHeightsisthenameofMr.Heathcliff’sdwelling. "Wuthering"beingasignificantprovincialadjective,descriptiveoftheatmospherictumulttowhichitsstationisexposedinstormyweather. Pure,bracingventilationtheymusthaveupthereatalltimes,indeed; onemayguessthepowerofthenorthwindblowingovertheedge,bytheexcessiveslantofafew-stuntedfirsattheendofthehouse;andbyarangeofgauntthornsallstretchingtheirlimbsoneway,asifcravingalmsofthesun. Happily,thearchitecthadforesighttobuilditstrong: thenarrowwindowsaredeeplysetinthewall,andthecornersdefendedwithlargejuttingstones.
Beforepassingthethreshold,Ipausedtoadmireaquantityofgrotesquecarvinglavishedoverthefront,andespeciallyabouttheprincipaldoor; abovewhich,amongawildernessofcrumblinggriffinsandshamelesslittleboys,Idetectedthedate"1500,"andthename"HaretonEarnshaw."
