Heathcliffe rescuer, who takes Skvortsy about 20 years after the main events of the novel. A narrative begins from his face, continued by the story of Nelly, that was told him during an illness in Skvortsy. He is a tenant at Thrushcross Grange who becomes intrigued with the Earnshaw family history. Ellen Dean is his housekeeper. In September, Lockwood is in the vicinity of the Grange and decides to visit Wuthering Heights to pay off his account. He learns that Heathcliff has been dead for three months. He stops eating and sleeping; he restlessly roams through the countryside.
Lockwood in the Essays