Chapter 62
Convincing Mr. Thornton was easy. He was a solemn man, but not unreasonable. Mary mentioned that her idea was to get the workers to suspend the strike, and Mr. Thornton said nothing more: "Ask Higgins to come here." Now? In the middle of a strike to invite a worker over? Mary considered that Mr. Thornton was a man of honor and was not afraid of criticism. But at this point in time, it was better to keep things on the down low. Whether it was Higgins visiting the Marlborough factory, or Mr. Thornton, a factory owner, going to Higgins' home, was not the right choice. "Why don't we meet at Mr. Hale's," Mary suggested, "Margaret is very close to Mr. Higgins' daughter, Betsy, and you're a student of Mr. Hale's, aren't you?" Thornton naturally understood what Mary was thinking, and he gave
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