"I do not know this woman especially well and most of the conversations we've had have been borderline adversarial. None of our interactions could even charitably be described as courting. I have not in any way suggested to her that I am desperately in love with her, and in fact she may think I rather dislike her. Better propose ASAP, in as abrupt a manner as possible."
Fitzwilliam Darcy 🤝 John Thornton
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Remember how in the last 2 pages of North & South Margaret just melted and hid her face on Mr Thornton's shoulder and he put her arms around his neck and showed her the roses from her old house which he kept treasured up in his pocket book to remind him of her
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Jane Austen: and here we have the love interest. He might have some issues, but once you get to know him, he's a great guy. Good looking, heart of gold, the works.
Charlotte Brontë: get ready for the weirdest man you have ever met.
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One of my favorite things about John Thornton, and something that leaves an impression on me whenever I think of North and South, was that he took Margaret's emotional well-being incredibly seriously, and in fact, was one of the ONLY characters who cared about her emotional well-being. She took it upon herself to be the emotional support for not only her whole family but to everyone else when needed, and she had to bear her own emotions all to herself. In turn, John frequently took it upon himself to look out for her during her especially difficult times - like her parent's deaths, and did things to show he cared even without her being aware of it (attending her mom's funerals and staying the background to not draw attention to himself - he just wanted to be there for her support) Like John regularly calls himself hard, uncouth, but this man had so much heart and cared so deeply.
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remember when margaret hale told a man she was not married or related to, to “go down there and face them like a man!” and john thornton just. did it.
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