A year later, Darnay asks Doctor Manette’s permission for him to marry Lucie, while Carton still admires her and will do anything to keep her and everyone else happy. Both men are in love with Lucie for her beauty and kindness. Lorry has become a loyal friend to the family. That night, the Marquis is murdered in his sleep.īack in England, Darnay and Carton spend most of their time with the Manettes, and Mr. He shows no sympathy for the incident and meets with his nephew Darnay, who decides to renounce his family name and inheritance. Evrémonde recklessly runs his coach through the streets so fast that he runs over and kills a young child. He points out that he has an uncanny resemblance to Darnay, and they could easily be seen as doubles. Stryver’s associate and colleague, Sydney Carton, has Darnay acquitted. Two spies, John Barsad and Roger Cly, testify against Darnay, but Mr. Lucie and Doctor Manette attend the trial, with the barrister Mr. In 1780, a French aristocrat, Charles Darnay, is tried for treason against the British Crown. Lucie lovingly comforts him, and after he regains his senses, they return to England.įive years pass. Lorry and Lucie arrive, Monsieur Defarge takes them to the garret, where they find the doctor, a haggard old man who spent much of his time shoe-making, a pastime he learned while in prison. Monsieur Defarge was a former servant of Doctor Manette and kept him in a garret after his release. His wife, Madame Defarge, habitually encodes enemies’ names of the upcoming revolution in her knitting. Antoine, Monsieur Defarge owns a wine shop, where the area is stricken with poverty and revolutionary activities.
He escorts Lucie to France to find her father. Lorry informs her he has been found alive and was just released after serving 18 years at the Bastille Prison in Paris. Lucie thinks her father, Doctor Manette, is dead, but Mr. Lorry meets a young woman named Lucie Manette and her servant Miss Pross. Lorry responds with the words, “ Recalled to Life.”Īfter arriving in Dover, Mr. Jarvis Lorry, who works for Tellson’s Bank in London and is a passenger in the coach. One November night, a mail coach travels to Dover when a messenger named Jerry Cruncher arrives with an urgent message for Mr. It is 1775, and the cities of London and Paris are struggling with their social class structure.
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