Wearily she went to bed, wearily she arose in four or five hours' time. But with the morning came hope, and a brighter view of things.
Elizabeth GaskellLook back. Look back at me." Richard Armitage spoke this line in the movie North and South as he watched Miss Hale drive away in a carriage.
Elizabeth GaskellMargaret was not a ready lover, but where she loved she loved passionately, and with no small degree of jealousy.
Elizabeth GaskellI dare not hope. I never was fainthearted before; but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me.
Elizabeth GaskellMr. Thornton felt that in this influx no one was speaking to Margaret, and was restless under this apparent neglect. But he never went near her himself; he did not look at her. Only, he knew what she was doing โ or not doing โ better than anyone else in the room. Margaret was so unconscious of herself, and so much amused by watching other people, that she never thought whether she was left unnoticed or not.
Elizabeth Gaskell