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Meanwhile, the young man had slung on to his person a decidedly shabby upper garment, and, erecting himself before the blaze, looked down on me from the corner of his eyes, for all the world as if there were some mortal feud unavenged between us. 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. In the absence of clear proofs of his condition, I deemed it best to abstain from noticing his curious conduct; and, five minutes afterwards, the entrance of Heathcliff relieved me, in some measure, from my uncomfortable state.
同时，那个年青人披上一件非常破旧的上衣，站起来走到火炉前，用他的斜着眼睛看我。不管怎样都觉得仿佛我们两个之间有什么血海深仇尚未了解。我开始怀疑他是不是仆人，因为他的衣着和言谈都非常的粗俗，完全没有希斯克夫先生和太太身上的那种优越感。他那深棕色的卷发，乱糟糟的，没有修理过；他的胡子肆无忌惮的爬满了他的脸颊；他的双手都变成了黒褐色，就跟普通劳力的手一样；还有，他的举止很放肆，近乎傲慢；还有他在房子的女主人面前并没有表现出任何的家仆该有的勤勉。在缺乏足够的证据来判断他的身份，我觉得最好是忽略他的挑衅。五分钟之后，希斯克利夫的到来在某种称度上把我从不尴尬中解脱了出来。
'You see, sir, I am come, according to promise!' I exclaimed, assuming the cheerful; 'and I fear I shall be weather-bound for half an hour, if you can afford me shelter during that space.'
“你瞧，先生，我来了。正如我说过的那样！”我说，恢复到活跃的状态，“恐怕因为天气的缘故，我得在这里叨扰半个小时，如果你可以在此间给我提供避免场所得话。”
'Half an hour?' he said, shaking the white flakes from his clothes; 'I wonder you should select the thick of a snow-storm to ramble about in. Do you know that you run a risk of being lost in the marshes? People familiar with these moors often miss their road on such evenings; and I can tell you there is no chance of a change at present.'
“半个小时？”他说，一边抖落衣服上的雪花，“我想你是想在暴风雪中闲逛。你知道你会有在沼泽地的迷路的可能？熟悉这些沼泽地的人也会在这样的夜晚迷路；而且我告诉你现在也没有机会改变。”
'Perhaps I can get a guide among your lads, and he might stay at the Grange till morning - could you spare me one?'
“也许你可以派个人给我领路，他可以在我那住到明天早上。你可以派个人给我吗？”
'No, I could not.'
“不，我不能.”
'Oh, indeed! Well, then, I must trust to my own sagacity.'
“噢，确实！那么，我就只能靠自己的智慧了。”
'Umph!'
“唔！”
'Are you going to mak' the tea?' demanded he of the shabby coat, shifting his ferocious gaze from me to the young lady.
“你是要泡茶吗？”他问那个衣衫褴褛者，随即又将他那凶狠的目光从我身上移到那位年轻女子身上。
'Is HE to have any?' she asked, appealing to Heathcliff.
“要给他喝吗？”她问，算是回答希斯克利夫。
