It is as if his eyes are a bold gateway keeping his emotions and feelings locked away. Maybe holding back his anger towards life and people.
He keeps his hand in his waistcoat in an arrogant way, believing that the person is not worth it. He thinks he is an important person. This means that he has changed his opinion of himself from when he was a homeless peasant on the streets of Liverpool or he has always seen himself as a member of the upper class. This makes me believe he is a snob and ignorant. In the Victorian era it was extremely rude not to shake hands since this was the way to say "Hello" and to show respect. In addition, the way in which Heathcliff did not open the gate for Lockwood when he was on his horse, so making him look selfish and disrespectful.
Heathcliff doesn't like to spend much money as shown by the phrase, "No signs of roasting, boiling or baking about the huge fireplace," We know he has the money expressed by the "huge fireplace" but there seems no expenditure on lavish foods to share or gorge.
The snow in the start of Chapter Two reflects the atmosphere inside Wuthering Heights and the mood of Heathcliff. The snow is shown to be really bad by it saying, "shaking the white snowflakes from his clothes." This gives the information that it would be difficult to go outside out into the moors. When Lockwood asks for a guide, Heathcliff says, "No, I could not." The book makes you say this sharply and in a firm voice. He almost sounds like he wants to look as a nasty person to keep people away but really he can be agreeable when he explains his reasons. He also shows his pleasant side when he gives his guest some food but he doesn't want it to show this to his guest and discretely says to the maid, "Get it ready, will you?".
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In many parts of this novel, Heathcliff is shown as not wanting to spend his money, for example, "He is not rich enough to keep the estate in good order?" This either means he wants to be as rich as possible to compete with Hindley and to boast about his wealth.
