The two parts of the passage that illustrate Hindley Earnshaw's willingness to please his wife are:
- "He would have carpeted and papered a small spare room for a parlor, but his wife expressed such pleasure at the white floor and huge glowing fireplace, at the pewter dishes and delf-case, and dog-kennel, and the wide space there was to move about in where they usually sat, that he thought it unnecessary to her comfort, and so dropped the intention."
- "She expressed pleasure, too, at finding a sister among her new acquaintance, and she prattled to Catherine, and kissed her, and ran about with her, and gave her quantities of presents, at the beginning."
How did these parts show the willingness ?
This passage shows that Hindley is willing to forgo his own preferences in order to please his wife. He is considering fixing up a spare room for a parlor, but he decides against it because his wife seems happy with the current state of the house.
It also shows that Hindley's wife is initially affectionate towards Catherine, and Hindley seems to be happy to see them getting along. He is willing to tolerate Catherine's presence in the house because his wife enjoys her company.