North and South Chapter 23 - Mistakes

In which Mr. Thornton returns home troubled after the day’s violent disturbances and contemplates the unexpected courage and kindness shown to him by Miss Hale, while his proud and anxious mother wrestles with her own complex feelings. Margaret, weary and restless, reflects with a mixture of shame and resolve upon her spontaneous defence of Mr. Thornton amid the riot, conscious of the gossip her actions have provoked yet secure in the righteousness of her deed.