I began to doubt whether he were a servant or not : his dress and speech were both rude , entirely devoid of the superiority observable in mr and mrs heathcliff ; his thick brown curls were rough and uncultivated , his whiskers encroached bearishly over his cheeks , and his hands were embrowned like those of a common labourer : still his bearing was free , almost haughty , and he showed none of a domestic s assiduity in attending on the lady of the house 他的衣着和言语都显得没有教养，完全没有在希刺克厉夫先生和他太太身上所能看到的那种优越感。他那厚厚的棕色卷发乱七八糟，他的胡子像头熊似的布满面颊，而他的手就像普通工人的手那样变成褐色可是，他的态度很随便，几乎有点傲慢，而且一点没有家仆伺候女主人那谨慎殷勤的样子。
In the tractability with which , at my wish , you forsook a study in which you were interested , and adopted another because it interested me ; in the untiring assiduity with which you have since persevered in it - in the unflagging energy and unshaken temper with which you have met its difficulties - i acknowledge the complement of the qualities i seek 从这里，我看到了一个为牺牲而狂喜拣起我所感兴趣的东西那种驯服性格中，从你一直坚持的孜孜不倦刻苦勤奋的精神中，从你对待困难那永不衰竭的活力和不可动摇的个性中，我看到了你具备我所寻求的一切品格。
