"Margaret!" said Mr. Hale, at last, in a sort of sudden desperate way, that made her start. "Is that tapestry thing of immediate consequence? I mean, can you leave it and come into my study? I want to speak to you about something very serious to us all."

'Margaret!' said Mr. Hale in a sudden desperate way, that made her start. 'Is that tapestry thing of immediate consequence? Can you leave it and come into my study? I want to speak to you about something very serious.'
