North and South Chapter 22 - A Blow and Its Consequences

In which a fierce and threatening assembly besieges the Thornton factory gates, driven by the desperate struggles of the labouring poor against the influx of Irish workers, and Margaret finds herself perilously caught amidst the turmoil. Amidst the chaos, with courage and compassion, she intervenes to protect Mr. Thornton and beseeches calm, only to suffer an injury that reflects the harshness and passion of the strife.