"Insult, Miss Hale!"
"Yes, madam," said Margaret more steadily, "it is insult. What do you know of me that should lead you to suspect--Oh!" said she, breaking down, and covering her face with her hands--"I know now, Mr. Thornton has told you----"

'Insult, Miss Hale!'
'Yes, madam,' said Margaret more steadily, 'it is insult. What do you know of me that should lead you to suspect - Oh!' said she, breaking down, and covering her face with her hands - 'I know now, Mr. Thornton has told you-'
