North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 29 | Audiobook

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 29 "A Ray of Sunshine" narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on KO-FI and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Margaret receives a letter from her cousin Edith. Edith writes all about her new baby and reminds Margaret of Edith’s scatterbrain style of speech and writing. She tries to urge Margaret to visit her in Corfu with Mrs. Hale, believing that the smoky air in Milton is the true cause of Mrs. Hale’s illness. She even says that if Mr. Hale wishes to come then she can even hide her husband’s military uniform and tell the band to only play church music. This letter fills Margaret with joy, and Margaret is laughing at it when Dixon helps Mrs. Hale into the room. Mrs. Hale asks about the letter, and her daughter reads it to her. Her mother agrees with Edith that it is the Milton air that had made her ill, but before the topic can be dived further into, Mr Hale enters the room, and Margaret shuts the conversation down. Mr. Thornton comes too, with another fruit basket, and to see Margaret. He bows to her and then never lays an eye on her again before leaving to talk with Mr. Hale. After the men leave, Mrs. Hale tells Margaret that she is really starting to like Mr. Thornton, which causes Margaret a small shock. Mrs. Hale then wonders aloud why Mrs. Thornton never visits, asks Margaret if she would be able to ask Mrs. Thornton to visit her. Margaret readily ascents but says that it must be before Frederick arrives. Mrs. Hale wonders too when they will hear from Frederick. They talk more about the housework, and Margaret suggests that Mary Higgins could help with the housework. In her statement, she uses some factory slang to which her mother reprimands her. Soon after, Mr. Hale and Mr. Thornton enter the room again and Margaret asks Mr. Thornton, with some effort, if he knows of any other way to explain some factory terms without using the local slang. He doesn’t really seem to understand what she is asking and instead goes to Mrs. Hale, reminding Margaret of her mother’s request. Mr. Thornton promises to Margaret that his mother will come the following day. . SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.