North and South, Chapter 33 summary
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In Chapter 33, Margaret accompanies her grieving father to her mother’s funeral, concealing Frederick’s extended stay in London and drawing strength from comforting him. Thornton attends unnoticed, but his memory of Margaret with another man turns Dixon’s report of her composure into fresh grounds for jealousy.
What happens
- Margaret conceals her fear of Leonards pursuing Frederick and asks to accompany her father to the funeral.
- Gout prevents Mr. Bell from attending, and Margaret objects to the Thorntons’ offer of a carriage.
- Frederick writes that Mr. Lennox’s absence delays him in London, renewing Margaret’s anxiety about discovery.
- Margaret supports her father through the funeral with remembered religious passages and notices Nicholas Higgins mourning nearby.
- Thornton privately questions Dixon, interpreting Margaret’s composure through his jealous memory of her companion near Outwood station.
- Dixon does not tell Margaret that Thornton attends the funeral.
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Mr. Hale’s request exposes how grief weakens his religious confidence. Margaret becomes the source of strength on which he depends.
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Why does Mr. Bell miss the funeral?
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