Грозовой перевал
Chapter 18
Hareton,recoveringfromhisdisgustatbeingtakenforaservant,seemedmovedbyherdistress;and,havingfetchedtheponyroundtothedoor,hetook,topropitiateher,afinecrooked-leggedterrier-whelpfromthekennel,andputtingitintoherhandbidherwisht!forhemeantnought.Pausinginherlamentations,shesurveyedhimwithaglanceofaweandhorror,thenburstforthanew.
Icouldscarcelyrefrainfromsmilingatthisantipathytothepoorfellow;whowasawell-made,athleticyouth,good-lookinginfeatures,andstoutandhealthy,butattiredingarmentsbefittinghisdailyoccupationsofworkingonthefarm,andloungingamongthemoorsafterrabbitsandgame.Still,IthoughtIcoulddetectinhisphysiognomyamindowningbetterqualitiesthanhisfathereverpossessed.Goodthingslostamidawildernessofweeds,tobesure,whoseranknessfarovertoppedtheirneglectedgrowth;yet,notwithstanding,evidenceofawealthysoil,thatmightyieldluxuriantcropsunderotherandfavourablecircumstances.Mr.Heathcliff,Ibelieve,hadnottreatedhimphysicallyill;thankstohisfearlessnature,whichofferednotemptationtothatcourseofoppression:hehadnoneofthetimidsusceptibilitythatwouldhavegivenzesttoill-treatment,inHeathcliff’sjudgment.Heappearedtohavebenthismalevolenceonmakinghimabrute:hewasnevertaughttoreadorwrite;neverrebukedforanybadhabitwhichdidnotannoyhiskeeper;neverledasinglesteptowardsvirtue,orguardedbyasinglepreceptagainstvice.
