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The man was tall and dark-skinned, like a gypsy. On his face, the stamp of years of bitter suffering.

8 seconds sound clip from the Wuthering Heights (1939)) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:03:53 in the radio play.

Quote context

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- Desolate and lonely are the rolling moorlands of England where, in the winter night, the snowdrifts stand like giant spectres in the teeth of screaming gales.

- About one hundred years ago, a stranger lost his way on such a night.

- Freezing, blinded and stumbling, he saw at last the fitful lights of an old manor house, aged and crumbling on the hillside.

- He knocked desperately at the door... It was opened by a doddering old butler who stood staring at him.

- Then, without a word, he led the stranger into the musty living room, where in the dim candlelight, a man and two women sat without moving.

- The man was tall and dark-skinned, like a gypsy. On his face, the stamp of years of bitter suffering.

- At his feet, a great dog growled ominously.

- At last the man turned and spoke.

- Who are you? And what do you want?

- My name's Lockwood. I've lost my way on the moors.

- Down, Wolf, down.

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Wuthering Heights (1939) Sound Clip

The 39 StepsMemorable quotes from Emily Brontë's novel, featuring sound clips from the Lux Radio Theatre broadcast version first aired on September 18, 1939 on CBS.

Actors: Barbara Stanwyck (Cathy), Ida Lupino (Isabella Linton), Brian Aherne (Heathcliff), Thomas Freebairn-Smith (Edgar Linton), Kemball Cooper (Hindley), Marga Ann Deighton (Ellen)

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