A Tale Of Two Cities

Chapter-24 “As long as you don’t know whether they are in that room or not, you are uncertain what to do,” said Miss Pross to herself, “and you shall not know that, if I can prevent your knowing it. I know that, or not know that, you shall not leave here while I can hold […]

Chapter-23 “It is a great pity,” croaked Jacques Three, dubiously shaking his head, with his cruel fingers at his hungry mouth, “it is not quite like a good citizen; it is a thing to regret.” “See you,” said madame, “I care nothing for this Doctor. He may wear his head or lose it, for any

Chapter-22 In the black prison of La Force, the doomed of the day awaited their fate. They were in number as the weeks of the year. Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea. Before their cells were full of them, new occupants were appointed. Before

Chapter-21 After Sidney Carton had taken Lucie and Dr. Manetee home from the courthouse, he left them in the care of Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross, an turned his steps towards Saint Antoine and to Ernest Defarge’s wine shop. Madame Defarge served the Englishman his wine and listened to him struggling to make himself understood

Chapter-20 “Charles St. Evremonde, known as Darnay,” announced the prosecutor, “Freed and retaken. Denounced as an enemy of the Republic, a nobleman, one of a family of tyrants that lived off the blood of the people!” “Who denounced the prisoner?” the president of the tribunal asked the prosecutor. “Three people. Ernest Defarge, owner of the

Chapter-19 “That’s impossible!” cried Mr. Lorry, “I saw him a short while ago with his family.” “Mr. Barsad just told a fellow spy over a bottle of wine that the arrest took place, said Sidney. “But what troubles me, Mr. Lorry, is that Dr. Manette did not have the power to stop this arrest. And

Chapter-18 Dr. Manette and Theophile Gabelle both testified at Charles’ trial and managed to convince the bloodthirsty jury of his innocence. By a unanimous vote, Charles was freed. That evening, Charles was relaxing by the fire with his overjoyed family, when suddenly, a loud knock was heard at the door. Dr. Manette went to answer

Chapter-17 As they went out into the courtyard, Mr. Lorry saw Madame Defarge standing near the grindstone. Knitting as she had been when Mr. Lorry had last seen her years before. “My wife will come with us,” said Defarge, “so she can recognize the people we are going to see. It is for their safety.”

Chapter-16 The Tellson’s Bank office in Paris was in the wing of a large house. When the Revolution came, the nobleman who owned the house put on his servant’s clothes and fled the country. Mr. Lorry was working late one night when Lucie and her father burst into the room. “What are you doing in

Chapter-15 That night, Charles sat up late writing two letters—one to Lucie and one to her father, explaining the reasons for his journey. By the time the letters were read the following morning, Charles had gone. The trip to Paris would have been difficult in the best of times. During the French Revolu­tion, however, special

Chapter-14 It was 1792 three years later, but still the revolution raged. France no longer had a king and a queen, and most of the nobility had fled to England and other countries. A favourite gathering place for the French noblemen was Tellson’s Bank in London. As the revolution had neared, many sent their money

Chapter-13 The people of Saint Antoine were armed. They carried loaded muskets, iron and wooden bars, knives, and axes, and even lifted paving stones from walls and streets. The people were tired of being poor and hungry, and their anger at the king and the noblemen had reached the boiling point. The centre of the

Chapter-12 Only Dr. Manette, Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross attended the wedding in the small church. Lucie was a beautiful bride and Charles a handsome groom. Although the doctor appeared happy yet Mr. Lorry could not help remembering the deadly fear that covered his face earlier that morning when he emerged from a private meeting

Chapter-11 After the fixer of roads was sent back to his village to spy for his new friends, Defarge learnt from one of his ‘Jacques’ on the police force that a new spy was being sent to Saint Antoine. He informed his wife of this immediately. “He will be put on my list as soon

Chapter-10 Jerry Cruncher, the messenger, was sitting outside Tellson’s Bank as usual, when a mob came marching down Fleet Street. “It’s a funeral procession,” he told his son, who was sitting beside him. Jerry was always attracted by funerals but this one was very unusual, for people were running alongside the carriage that held the