"Miss Hale, I am glad you do me justice. I did no more than I believed to be my duty in remonstrating with you as I did. I have always desired to act the part of a friend to you. I am glad you do me justice."
"And," said Margaret, blushing excessively as she spoke, "will you do me justice, and believe that though I cannot--I do not choose--to give explanations of my conduct, I have not acted in the unbecoming way you apprehended?"
Margaret's voice was so soft, and her eyes so pleading, that Mrs. Thornton was for once affected by the charm of manner to which she had hitherto proved herself invulnerable.

'Miss Hale, I am glad you do me justice. I did what I believed to be my duty in remonstrating with you. I have always desired to act as a friend to you.'
'And,' said Margaret, blushing excessively, 'will you do me justice, and believe that though I cannot - I do not choose - to give explanations of my conduct, I have not acted in the unbecoming way you thought?'
Margaret's voice was so soft, and her eyes so pleading, that Mrs. Thornton was for once affected by the charm to which she had hitherto proved invulnerable.
