I got up and offered her my seat in the arm-chair.

No, she turned up her nose at my civility.

Earnshaw rose, too, and bid her come to the settle, and sit close by the fire: he was sure she was starved.
'"I've been starved a month and more," she answered, resting on the word as scornful as she could.
'And she got a chair for herself, and placed it at a distance from both of us.

Having sat till she was warm, she began to look round, and discovered a number of books on the dresser; she was instantly upon her feet again, stretching to reach them: but they were too high up.

Her cousin, after watching her endeavours a while, at last summoned courage to help her; she held her frock, and he filled it with the first that came to hand.
'That was a great advance for the lad.