What does “acquire over” mean? I perceive that people in these regions acquire over people in towns the value that a spider in a dungeon does over a spider in a cottage, to their various occupants; and yet the deepened attraction is not entirely owing to the situation of the looker-on. (Wuthering Heights) Hi. I have several questions about this text. 1. What does “acquire over” mean? 2. What does “to their various occupants” mean? 3. What does “deepened attraction” refer to? Thank you.