North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 41 | Audiobook

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 41 "The Journey's End" narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on KO-FI and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Mr. Thornton comes very seldom to the house, only to visit Mr. Hale, and only for lessons. His business affairs are very hectic after the strike. Margaret tries to fill her time by taking care of her father. In March, Frederick and Delores write to announce their marriage, and it seems that Henry Lennox is finding it very difficult to find people who could help Frederick’s case. Mr. Hale’s health is getting worse, and Margaret suggests, after an invitation from Mr. Bell, that her father goes to visit him, allowing herself to also rest. He goes. That first day, Margaret only cries once, at the thought that her plans for Frederick have all fallen through. She tries to get out of her head and help others. She stops the maid, Martha, and though it took a while, gets the girl to talk about her youth. It turns out that Martha was helped by Mrs. Thornton and her son. After this, she goes to visit Mary Higgins. Mr Higgins is there too and he too seems more pious. When home, Margaret goes through some unread letters, and her mind drifts towards her father. She just wishes that Mr. Thornton would visit her father more often, she didn’t need to see him, just her father. Mr. Hale too is thinking of Margaret that night in Oxford. He has had a quite busy day walking around all of his old haunts and seeing old acquaintances. It seems like they all forgot Mr. Hale’s change in attitudes and ideas and welcome him fondly. Laying in bed, he converses with Mr. Bell. Mr Hale says that he is tired and says that he is 55 years of age and that must account for it. Mr. Bell calls him still a young man, but Hale is adamant that these last few years have been hard on him. He then tells Mr. Bell that he must be there for Margaret if and when he passes away, he also says that he has no regrets about leaving the church. He talks too about the Lennox’s and says that they will probably try to take care of Margaret too. Mr. Bell promises to take care of her but also tells Mr. Hale that he is being daft, and he will live many years longer. That night Mr. Hale put his head down on the pillow for the last time. The following morning the servant finds him. Mr. Bells immediately calls for his night bag to be packed, and he rushes to the train station to go to Milton and tell Margaret. On the train he tries his best not to cry in front of strangers but finds only Mr. Thornton in the carriage. He tells Thornton the news, causing Thornton to immediately think of Margaret. The rest of the journey is quiet and when Bell arrives at the Hale Residence, Margaret, seeing him out of the window, instantly knows what has happened…SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.