Hello, Hidden Moon!
Character studies can be very rich and open up the reader to learn more about the overall plot. Dear kind Margaret is a perfect example of such a study. During the time that Clark was healing from his prolonged exposure to Green Kryptonite he was in a very vulnerable place. At that time it would have been very difficult for him to talk to Lois, as she was healing from all the revelations of her almost wedding day.
Imagine this gentle lady knocking on his door to say 'thank you' to Superman. That took a lot of courage and by her own admission she was not a courageous person. She talked to Clark. Not as a superhero, but as a person and a potential friend.
It would have been nice to have Margaret and her neat little bookstore as much a part of his life as Bernie, Perry and Jimmy.
Just a thought...
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