'It's well the hellish villain has kept his word!' growled my future host, searching the darkness beyond me in expectation of discovering Heathcliff; and then he indulged in a soliloquy of execrations, and threats of what he would have done had the 'fiend' deceived him. 去书内

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    This passage depicts Hindley’s complex mentality of abhorrence mixed with wariness toward Heathcliff: he reviles the latter with vitriolic words, yet secretly takes note of his keeping the promise; he even envisions retaliatory measures should the fiend break his word. This indirectly highlights Heathcliff’s intimidating aura and foreshadows the conflicts to come.

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