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Mr. Carson
Job Legh, grandfather to Margaret, is a “little wiry-looking old man” obsessed with natural science and collecting specimens such as scorpions and flying fish. After Margaret and Mary Barton form a close friendship, Job becomes a friend to Mary and John Barton. Though Job initially believes that Jem Wilson is guilty of Harry Carson’s murder, he agrees to help Mary find an alibi for Jem. He also finds Jem a lawyer, Mr. Bridgnorth. Unlike John Barton, Job is antipathetic to unions and labor organizing, but after John’s death, Job is still able to provide a curious Mr. Carson with such an eloquent defense of John’s point of view and motives for murdering Harry Carson that Mr. Carson subsequently devotes himself to improving labor conditions and class relations in Manchester.
Job Legh Quotes in Mary Barton
The Mary Barton quotes below are all either spoken by Job Legh or refer to Job Legh. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 35
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“Let my trespasses be unforgiven, so that I may have vengeance for my son’s murder.”
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Chapter 37
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“You say our talk has done no good. I say it has. I see the view you take of things from the place where you stand.”
To those who have large capability of loving and suffering, united with great power of firm endurance, there comes a time in their woe when they are lifted out of the contemplation of their individual case into a searching inquiry into the nature of their calamity, and the remedy (if remedy there be) which may prevent its recurrence to others as well as themselves.
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Job Legh Quotes in Mary Barton
The Mary Barton quotes below are all either spoken by Job Legh or refer to Job Legh. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 35
Quotes
“Let my trespasses be unforgiven, so that I may have vengeance for my son’s murder.”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 37
Quotes
“You say our talk has done no good. I say it has. I see the view you take of things from the place where you stand.”
To those who have large capability of loving and suffering, united with great power of firm endurance, there comes a time in their woe when they are lifted out of the contemplation of their individual case into a searching inquiry into the nature of their calamity, and the remedy (if remedy there be) which may prevent its recurrence to others as well as themselves.
