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Quote #10
Although he hated Margaret at times, when he thought of that gentle familiar attitude and all the attendant circumstances, he had a restless desire to renew her picture in his mind—a longing for the very atmosphere she breathed. (2.8.22)
Even though Margaret totally frustrates him at times, John Thornton still dreams of just being near her and breathing the same air that she does. That's real love, folks, triumphing no matter what differences might separate Margaret and Thornton.