Грозовий перевал
Chapter 2
Intheabsenceofclearproofsofhiscondition,Ideemeditbesttoabstainfromnoticinghiscuriousconduct;andfiveminutesafterwards,theentranceofHeathcliffrelievedme,insomemeasure,frommyuncomfortablestate.
"Yousee,sir,Iamcome,accordingtopromise!"Iexclaimed,assumingthecheerful;"andIfearIshallbeweather-boundforhalfanhour,ifyoucanaffordmeshelterduringthatspace."
"Half-an-hour?"hesaid,shakingthewhiteflakesfromhisclothes;"Iwonderyoushouldselectthethickofasnowstormtorambleaboutin.Doyouknowthatyourunariskofbeinglostinthemarshes?Peoplefamiliarwiththesemoorsoftenmisstheirroadonsuchevenings;andIcantellyouthereisnochanceofachangeatpresent."
"PerhapsIcangetaguideamongyourlads,andhemightstayattheGrangetillmorning—couldyousparemeone?"
"No,Icouldnot."
"Oh,indeed!Well,then,Imusttrusttomyownsagacity."
"Umph!"
"Areyougoingtomaketh’tea?"demandedheoftheshabbycoat,shiftinghisferociousgazefrommetotheyounglady.
"Ishetohaveany?"sheasked,appealingtoHeathcliff.
"Getitready,willyou?"wastheanswer,utteredsosavagelythatIstarted.Thetoneinwhichthewordsweresaidrevealedagenuinebadnature.InolongerfeltinclinedtocallHeathcliffacapitalfellow.
