How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Here and there a great oblong many-windowed factory stood up, like a hen among her chickens, puffing out black 'unparliamentary' smoke, and sufficiently accounting for the cloud which Margaret had taken to foretell rain. (1.7.4)
In the town of Milton, industry replaces nature. What appears to be a rain cloud is in fact the smoke pouring out of a factory's smokestacks. Yuck. We don't blame Margaret for being disappointed.
Quote #5
"Get the doctor to order it for her. Tell him that it's the smoke of Milton that does her harm." (2.4.2)
Mrs. Hale's health doesn't fare too well in the smoky streets of Milton. To be fair, she was never that healthy to begin with. But having no access to fresh air definitely seems to play a role in her eventual death.
Quote #6
"But people must live in towns. And in the country some get such stagnant habits of mind that they are almost fatalists." (2.12.6)
Mr. Hale admits that the natural beauty of Helstone village is preferable to the smoky streets of Milton. But at the same time, he admits that people need to live in towns sometimes. Besides, he also knows that many people in rural areas become too set in their ways because they don't see enough different people, no matter how beautiful their surroundings might be.