But Margaret stood in the doorway, silent yet commanding. He looked up at her defyingly.
"It's my own house. Stand out o' the way, wench, or I'll make yo'!" He had shaken off Mary with violence; he looked ready to strike Margaret. 
He shook her off violently so that she fell against a chair. But Margaret stood in the doorway, silent yet commanding.
'It's my own house. Stand out o' the way, wench, or I'll make yo'!' He looked ready to strike her. 