Грозовий перевал

           Forheaven’ssakebequick,andletmesettlesomewhere!"

           Hemadenoreplytothisadjuration;onlyploddingdoggedlydownthewoodensteps,andhaltingbeforeanapartmentwhich,fromthathaltandthesuperiorqualityofitsfurniture,Iconjecturedtobethebestone.Therewasacarpet:agoodone,butthepatternwasobliteratedbydust;afireplacehungwithcutpaper,droppingtopieces,ahandsomeoakbedsteadwithamplecrimsoncurtainsofratherexpensivematerialandmodernmake;buttheyhadevidentlyexperiencedroughusage:thevalanceshunginfestoons,wrenchedfromtheirrings,andtheironrodsupportingthemwasbentinanarcononeside,causingthedraperytotrailuponthefloor.Thechairswerealsodamaged,manyofthemseverely;anddeepindentationsdeformedthepanelsofthewalls.Iwasendeavouringtogatherresolutionforenteringandtakingpossession,whenmyfoolofaguideannounced,"Thishereist’maister’s."Mysupperbythistimewascold,myappetitegone,andmypatienceexhausted.Iinsistedonbeingprovidedinstantlywithaplaceofrefuge,andmeansofrepose.

           "Whearthedivil?"beganthereligiouselder."TheLordblessus!TheLordforgieus!Whearthehellwoldyegang?yemarried,wearisomenowt!Ye’veseenallbutHareton’sbitofcham’er.There’snotanotherhoiletoligdownini’th’hahse!"

           Iwassovexed,Iflungmytrayanditscontentsontheground;andthenseatedmyselfatthestairs-head,hidmyfaceinmyhands,andcried.

           "Ech!ech!"exclaimedJoseph.