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“Strong man as he was, he trembled at the anticipation of what he had to say, and how it might be received.”

For all his strength, he is helpless before her 🫠❤️‍🔥.

As I finish my re-read, my one qualm with it remains: The ending is just 'okay'. It's brief and proper, and I'm never satisfied. I wish it had been just a tiny bit more scandalous (thank god for Sandy Welch).

(Jane Eyre was published 8 years earlier, if Jane can sit on Mr. Rochester's lap, so can Margaret)

(Bronte and Gaskell were pals, sis could have told Elizabeth they could do more than delicious silence)