The North
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The Thorntons
John Thornton


"He is a tall, broad-shouldered man, about thirty--with a face that is neither exactly plain, nor yet handsome, nothing remarkable--not quite a gentleman, but that was hardly to be expected."

'"With such an expression of resolution and power, no face, however plain in feature, could be either vulgar or common. I should not like to have to bargain with him; he looks very inflexible. Altogether a man who seems made for his niche, mamma; sagacious, and strong, as becomes a great tradesman."

--Margaret Hale--Chapter VII

Mrs Thornton
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"A large-boned lady, long past middle age.[...]Her features, like her frame, were strong and massive, rather than heavy. Her face moved slowly from one decided expression to another equally decided. There was no great variety in her countenance; but those who looked at it once, generally looked at it again; even the passers-by in the street, half-turned their heads to gaze an instant longer at the firm, severe, dignified woman, who never gave way in street-courtesy, or paused in her straight-onward course to the clearly-defined end which she proposed to herself."

--North & South--Chapter IX
Fanny
                           



"Fanny was weak in the very points in which her mother and brother were strong. Mrs. Thornton[...] felt instinctively that nothing could strengthen Fanny to endure hardships patiently, or face difficulties bravely."

--North & South--Chapter XII
The Higgins Family
Nicholas & Bessie Higgins
Nicholas Higgins
Bessie
"This man looked so careworn that Margaret could not help giving him an answering smile.[...] He seemed to understand her acknowledging glance, and a silent recognition was established between them whenever the chances of the day brought them across each other s paths. They had never exchanged a word; nothing had been said but that first compliment; yet somehow Margaret looked upon this man with more interest than upon any one else in Milton. Once or twice, on Sundays, she saw him walking with a girl, evidently his daughter, and, if possible, still more unhealthy than he was himself."

--North & South--Chapter VIII



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