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sparsely populated.

He calls Heathcliff a "capital fellow" and applauds him for
his reserve. The unfriendlier Heathcliff is, the harder
Lockwood pushes his way into his house, all the while declaring
how much he sympathizes with Heathcliff's desire for solitude.
Lockwood imagines that this desire springs from an aversion to
emotional display (you'll soon see how wrong he is), and he
hints that Heathcliff's story may be similar to his own. He
himself fell in love with a young lady at the seaside, and as
soon as she returned his affection, he lost interest.

NOTE: As you read Lockwood's narrative, bear in mind his odd
personality and his often surprising (and inaccurate)
interpretations of events and people's motives.

Wuthering Heights is strongly built--fortunately so, since
"Wuthering" refers to the fierce winds that blow around the
house. The name is symbolic, since the house is associated with
the stormy side of life, as opposed to the calm of Thrushcross
Grange. The servant Joseph is peevish, and dogs skulk in the
recesses of the front room. The place looks as though it
belongs to a farmer, but Heathcliff doesn't appear to be one.
He is dark skinned like a gypsy and he has the dress and manners
of a gentleman, or at least a country squire.

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS: CHAPTER 2

Lockwood visits Wuthering Heights again, although he knows
Heathcliff doesn't want him. A sinister tone creeps in.
Heathcliff speaks so savagely to the young lady of the house
that Lockwood accuses him of having a genuinely bad nature.
Lockwood tries to figure out the relationships among his host,
this woman named Mrs. Heathcliff, and another resident, a
rudely dressed young man with a boorish manner but an air of
haughtiness that seems out of place in a servant. The woman, he
learns, is the widow of Heathcliff's late son. The young man's
position remains unclear. He says merely that he is Hareton
Earnshaw (you should recall, of course, that the inscription
over the door described in the first chapter reads "1500 Hareton
Earnshaw").

Lockwood realizes that a rising snowstorm will prevent him
from finding his way home without help. Heathcliff refuses to
guide him. He tells Lockwood that he can't sleep in the parlor,
since he doesn't trust him. The young lady hints darkly of
witchcraft. (Is she teasing? Everything seems possible in this
house.)