And she swept out of it with the noiseless grace of an offended princess. Mrs. Thornton had quite enough of natural humour to make her feel the ludricrousness of the position in which she was left. There was nothing for it but to show herself out. She was not particularly annoyed at Margaret's way of behaving. She did not care enough for her for that. She had taken Mrs. Thornton's remonstrance to the full as keenly to heart as that lady expected; and Margaret's passion at once mollified her visitor, far more than any silence or reserve could have done. It showed the effect of her words. "My young lady," thought Mrs. Thornton to herself; "you've a pretty good temper of your own. If John and you had come together, he would have had to keep a tight hand over you, to make you know your place. But I don't think you will go a-walking again with your beau, at such an hour of the day, in a hurry. 
And she swept out of it with the noiseless grace of an offended princess. Mrs. Thornton had enough natural humour to make her feel the ludicrousness of the position in which she was left. There was nothing for it but to show herself out. She was not particularly annoyed; she did not care enough about Margaret for that. Margaret's passion had mollified her visitor, far more than any silence could have done. It showed the effect of her words.
'My young lady,' thought Mrs. Thornton, 'you've a pretty good temper of your own. If John and you had come together, he would have had to keep a tight hand over you. But I don't think you will go a-walking again with your beau, at such an hour. 