"I only state the fact. I am sorry to say, I have an appointment at eight o'clock, and I must just take facts as I find them to-night, without trying to account for them; which, indeed, would make no difference in determining how to act as things stand--the facts must be granted."
"But," said Margaret in a low voice, "it seems to me that it makes all the difference in the world--." Her father made a sign to her to be silent, and allow Mr. Thornton to finish what he had to say. He was already standing up and preparing to go.
"You must grant me this one point. Given a strong feeling of independence in every Darkshire man, have I any right to obtrude my views, of the manner in which he shall act, upon another (hating it as I should do most vehemently myself), merely because he has labour to sell and I capital to buy?"

'I only state the fact. I am sorry to say I have an appointment at eight o'clock, and I must just take facts as I find them tonight.'
'But,' said Margaret in a low voice, 'it seems to me that it makes all the difference in the world-'
Her father made a sign to her to be silent. Mr. Thornton was already standing up and preparing to go, saying,
'You must grant me this one point. Given a strong feeling of independence in every Darkshire man, have I any right to impose my views of how other men shall act, merely because they have labour to sell and I capital to buy?'
