Грозовой перевал / Wuthering Heights

Это как балет, как умение играть на музыкальном инструменте, как гимнастика, как любое действие, которое требует навыка. Либо вы идете вперед, либо начинаете сползать назад.

А самое главное – не прекращать изучение языка. Это может быть чтение оригинальной литературы. Любите читать про любовь – читайте про любовь, любите фантастику – читайте фантастику.

Но читайте обязательно!»

    Н. А. Бонк, лингвист, педагог,

    автор наиболее популярных в России

    учебников английского языка

Chapter I

1801.В I have just returned from a visit to my landlord the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist’s heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow! He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows, as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name.

�Mr. Heathcliff?’ I said.

A nod was the answer.

�Mr. Lockwood, your new tenant, sir. I do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange: I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts.’

�Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir,’ he interrupted, wincing.

�I should not allow any one to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it walk in!’

The �walk in’ was uttered with closed teeth, and expressed the sentiment, �Go to the Deuce:’ even the gate over which he leant manifested no sympathising movement to the words; and I think that circumstance determined me to accept the invitation: I felt interested in a man who seemed more exaggeratedly reserved than myself.