Грозовий перевал
Chapter 7
Onestateresemblessettingahungrymandowntoasingledish,onwhichhemayconcentratehisentireappetiteanddoitjustice;theother,introducinghimtoatablelaidoutbyFrenchcooks:hecanperhapsextractasmuchenjoymentfromthewhole;buteachpartisamereatominhisregardandremembrance."
"Oh!herewearethesameasanywhereelse,whenyougettoknowus,"observedMrs.Dean,somewhatpuzzledatmyspeech.
"Excuseme,"Iresponded;"you,mygoodfriend,areastrikingevidenceagainstthatassertion.Exceptingafewprovincialismsofslightconsequence,youhavenomarksofthemannerswhichIamhabituatedtoconsideraspeculiartoyourclass.Iamsureyouhavethoughtagreatdealmorethanthegeneralityofservantsthink.Youhavebeencompelledtocultivateyourreflectivefacultiesforwantofoccasionsforfritteringyourlifeawayinsillytrifles."Mrs.Deanlaughed.
"Icertainlyesteemmyselfasteady,reasonablekindofbody,"shesaid;"notexactlyfromlivingamongthehillsandseeingonesetoffaces,andoneseriesofactions,fromyear’sendtoyear’send;butIhaveundergonesharpdiscipline,whichhastaughtmewisdom;andthen,Ihavereadmorethanyouwouldfancy,Mr.Lockwood.YoucouldnotopenabookinthislibrarythatIhavenotlookedinto,andgotsomethingoutofalso:unlessitbethatrangeofGreekandLatin,andthatofFrench;andthoseIknowonefromanother:itisasmuchasyoucanexpectofapoorman’sdaughter
