... with whom] [s]he made hearty friends" (Gaskell 16). She "learned and delighted in using their peculiar words; took up her freedom among them...carried dainty messes to their sick" (ibid.). This shows that Margaret is deeply concerned with her environment and does her very ... Gaskell 81) Margaret's fear is therefore not a lack of bravery but simply a fear of the unknown which can be conquered by experience and personal contact. Mrs Thornton , who is aware of common southern prejudices, states that "'South country people are often frightened by what our Darkshire ... men and women only ca...

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