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ATALE OF TWO CITIES
Adapted by
LEBBEUS MIÝCHÍ
BYNORBIH-Jarvis Lorry of Tellson's London Bank gote to France with Lucie Manette those reputedly dead father has
been rescued by an old servant, Defarge, after eighteen years. imprisonment in the Bastille. The coach of the Marquis of Evremonde runs over and kilis child in front of Defarges wine-shop, Roaching his Evremonde finde his nephew, Charles Darnay, leaving for Eng. lam donouncing his
uncle's cruelty
a
In the peasants. Darnay, crossing to
England with Lucio Manette, is
upon land
ing and tried for treason. By a trick, Sydney Carton, one of the defending lawyers, gots an ad- mission from "Baread, the com plainant, that he might have been mistaken in his identifica- tion of Darnay.
DARNAY MAKES A CONFESION
CHAPTER IV
The jurors returned after a brief absence with a verdict of acquittal. Darney was free. As he returned to leave the box, Lucle Manette was the Art to reach his side. Sho gave him her hands.
"I am most grateful to Mr. Stry-Lucie. ver am to you. Would you care to dine with mo?"
"I don't dino, but I'll wine." They sought a tavern where they had dinner, Darnay doing justice to the food, Carion to the drink. As he pursued his course towards in obriation Carton became rather pug nacious, slightly issolent.
"How does it fool, Mr. Darnay, to bo alive again to taste, to fool?"
"It 1 very agreablo," "I'm glad you find it so."
"Why, don't you?"
D
"As matter of fact, I care for no man-and
по man cares for me." You seem to be rather bitter to- day:
night, Up all
I'll wager." - "Not a
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no reason."
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"I mean young Frenchmen," stated Miss Pross. “Anything can. be more important to a young man than going to church. I'm sorry that Mr. Darnay has gone into Mr. Pres. Lincoln Pres. Hoover Lorry's bank. You all think it was a great kindness on Mr. Lorry's part, Pres. Cleveland but I don't, because I think Mr. Pres. Coolidge Lorry is an atheist. All bankers Pros. Taft
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Darnay, tones and nervous, announced at that moment and Pross relented enough to return his Christ- mas greeting to them, adding: "We've been waiting for you."
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You are smug, Mr. Darnay, to Mr. Lorry on business. Will you for Pres. Garfield ask why people drink. But I'll tell give me, Lucie, if I don't go with you you: so they can stand their fellow to church? I must speak to your
After a few botics father about something ko orven
you." Darnay arose angrily, but controlled himself and sat- again. "You have been kind to
will not
arison."
"You are worried, Charles." She noon was evidently perturbed., downIt's nothing serious, Lucie. If I me.might spesic with Dr. Manette? Mr.
taking of ward your kindness byLorry has sent Jerry Crunchor to
"Good follow! A toast Let's drink a toast-drink to the person nearest your heart-the one you are thinking of this instant."
"I don't know"
“Oh, yes, you do. It's on the tip
am Bo glad very gind." of your tongue now." They looked at each other, finding words inadequate. Darnay her hand,
light you and Miss Prosa to church.'
Very well, Charles," sighed Lucie. "We'll come back directly after the services. You'll wait for us?"
He hesitated over the promise, and Miss Pross hurrled Lucie off. When they want out of the room, Darmony turned at once to Dr. Manette, bia
kissed Thoery well-to Miss Manette." nervousness increasing.
Tell
raised their glasses and drank. "It must be worth being tried for Stryver approached importantly, one's life to be the object of such "Glad to have brought you off with sympathy and compassion
mc. Mr. Darnay, do you think I honour, my friend."
"You saved my life," responded particularly like you?" Darney with fervant gratitude.
"I thought you did, but you're "Never any other outcome pos-acting now as though you didn't" sible. Barwad and Cly-" ho snapped Darnay stood up and called the his fingers. Why, could have told waiter. "There is nothing in your you from the very sound of their dailke, names that they were" Stryver for the hope to prevent mo atiling cangit a sarcastic glance from Sid- "In that case, waiter," said Carton, Good night, Mr. ney Carton, and gave his sentence another bottle. a differing ending., "Well, er-any- Darnay. Don't let your sober face
elnto you." why, it was very simple.
door.
I
"I will not delay disclosing to you I what I have to say, Dr. Manetto. have just learned from Mr. Lorry something that distresses me deeply. "My dear Charlest" exclaimed 'Dr. Manette sympathetically.
"He has told me of your history, of your sufferings; that for eighteen imprisoned in the years you were
Evro- Bastille by the Marquis of monde."
It's true. I've been trying to for- get that awful time,
"It is a bitter irony that this man, who did you such a dreadful injustice should be my blood relation.
"Charles, what are you saying?" cried Dr. Manalte.
My
Dr.
Dr. Manette and Miss Prons Joined When is host had departed, Car the group about Darnay while Carton looked at himself in a cracked
"It's true. He is my uncle. ton made his way to Barend who mirror on the wall. was sinking toward the courtroom "Why treat the fellow like that?" mother was an Evremonde."
"Evremonde! You are... he muttered to himself, "Is it be cause he shows you what you have Manette ceased speaking, staring at fullen away from what you might Darnay as though at some dreadful have been? Change places with him nightmare, that had engulfed hin. and would you have been looked at continued Darnay," could not go "I have no choice but to confers it," by those blue eyes as he was?
Come
"Well, Barsad," he said, "I think you have favoured England lang enough. suggest that you shed your light on another country."
Yes, Mr. Carton, air. I'd love
on, Carton, you're jealous. Have on receiving your kindness and not to travel, sir."
it out in plain words you hate the tell you. If for no other reason than "Perhaps France or you might
to tell you." prefer a remoter country, China-fellow!" With the words he dashed because you are Lucie's faller I had
Barsad, eyes downward, made his his glass inte the mirror....*****
Dr. Manette, greatly shaken, sank Charles Darnay soon became a
looking ercape, while Carton returned to
frequent caller at the Manette es back in his chair, his eyes the congratulatory group about tablishment. The Doctor liked and completely through his guest. "Evre Charles Darnay Just as Miss Fross trusteil him; Lucie loved him enough monde-the Bastille-North Tower,"
Munette hustled Lucio
And herto be willing to entrust her future he whispered to himself. father away.
"I can only tell you that I have Mr. Lorry was saying to him. Miss Proag hid her tolerance to Darusy!
repu- "My our innocence."
boy, never for a moment did for him under a sharp and seeming- already taken legal steps to
ly contemptuous tongue. Lucie had diate my uncle and my inheritance. invited him to attend Christmas Eve This is the reason for my exile here. ugo. 31r. Lorry,"
He broke off. sald "50.
Carton service with the family, and they were This is why. cynically, a responsible man of dressed to go out, and waiting for aware that Dr. Manette was not listening that he was sitting in the business may speak to Mr. Darnay him. In public-now that ho's acquitted." "Really, what can be keeping Mr. chair before him, his mind miles away Lorry gave him a long angry Darnay? demanded Miss Pross. "A across some frontier where he could stare and took his departure in man who would be late for Christ- not follow him. huff. Darnay was smiling a good max service would be late to his own Manette!" bye to Luels as she passed a win-wedding. Well, after all, Miss Lucie,"
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WAY WO do tor seemed to be struggling Darnay turned at the voice, some-take Christmas the
some horrible nightmare. what annoyed that his admiration especially French foreigners." for Lucle had had a witness. "I hog Now, Miss Pross, don't you think you mind very much
Evremonde," he Dr. Ing the door? you do us injustice?" asked your pardon, sir?"
whispered. "No. I am here--I am "Well, it's not long since you were Manette.
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