WutheringHeights呼啸山庄1MrLockwoodvisitsWutheringHeights1801Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord，MrHeathcliff．IamdelightedwiththehouseIamrentingfromhim．ThrushcrossGrangeismilesawayfromanytownorvillage．Thatsuitsmeperfectly．AndthesceneryhereinYorkshireissobeautiful！MrHeathcliff，infact，ismyonlyneighbour，andIthinkhischaracterissimilartomine．Hedoesnotlikepeopleeither．‘MynameisLockwood，’Isaid，whenImethimatthegatetohishouse．‘I'mrentingThrushcrossGrangefromyou．Ijustwantedtocomeandintroducemyself．’Hesaidnothing，butfrowned，anddidnotencouragemetoenter．Afterawhile，however，hedecidedtoinvitemein．‘Joseph，takeMrLockwood'shorse！’hecalled．‘Andbringupsomewinefromthecellar！’Josephwasaveryoldservant，withasourexpressiononhisface．Helookedcrosslyupatmeashetookmyhorse．‘Godhelpus！Avisitor！’hemutteredtohimself．Perhapstherewerenootherservants，Ithought．AnditseemedthatMrHeathcliffhardlyeverreceivedguests．HishouseiscalledWutheringHeights．Thenamemeans‘awindswepthouseonahill’，anditisaverygooddescription．Thetreesaroundthehousedonotgrowstraight，butarebentbythenorthwind，whichblowsoverthemoorseverydayoftheyear．Fortunately，thehouseisstronglybuilt，andisnotdamagedevenbytheworstwinterstorms．Thename‘Earn－shaw’iscutintoastoneoverthefrontdoor.MrHeathcliffandIenteredthehugemainroom．ItcouldhavebeenanyYorkshirefarmhousekitchen，exceptthattherewasnosignofcooking，andnofarmersittingatthetable.MrHeathcliffcertainlydoesnotlooklikeafarmer．Hishairandskinaredark，likeagipsy's，buthehasthemannersofagentleman．Hecouldperhapstakemorecarewithhisappearance，butheishandsome.Ithinkheisproud，andalsounhappy.Wesatdownbythefire，insilence.‘Joseph！'shoutedMrHeathcliff．Noanswercamefromthecellar，sohediveddownthere，leavingmealonewithseveralratherfierce－lookingdogs.Suddenlyoneofthemjumpedangrilyupatme，andinamomentalltheotherswereattackingme．From第1页共54页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网everyshadowycornerinthegreatroomappearedagrowlinganimal，readytoki...
