A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 66
Page 72
... Carton ( name of my learned friend ) for treason ? But , Mr. Stryver replied to my Lord , no ; but he would ask the witness to tell him whether what happened once , might happen twice ; whether he would have been so confident if he had ...
... Carton ( name of my learned friend ) for treason ? But , Mr. Stryver replied to my Lord , no ; but he would ask the witness to tell him whether what happened once , might happen twice ; whether he would have been so confident if he had ...
Page 73
... Carton , who had so long sat looking at the ceiling of the court , changed neither his place nor his attitude , even in this excitement . While his learned friend , Mr. Stryver , massing his papers before him , whispered with those who ...
... Carton , who had so long sat looking at the ceiling of the court , changed neither his place nor his attitude , even in this excitement . While his learned friend , Mr. Stryver , massing his papers before him , whispered with those who ...
Page 74
... Carton came up at the moment , and touched Mr. Lorry on the arm . " How is the young lady ? " " She is greatly distressed ; but her father is comforting her , and she feels the better for being out of court . " " I'll tell the prisoner ...
... Carton came up at the moment , and touched Mr. Lorry on the arm . " How is the young lady ? " " She is greatly distressed ; but her father is comforting her , and she feels the better for being out of court . " " I'll tell the prisoner ...
Page 75
... Carton's manner was so careless as to be almost in- solent . He stood , half turned from the prisoner , lounging with his elbow against the bar . " I do ask it . Accept my cordial thanks . " 66 What , " said Carton , still only half ...
... Carton's manner was so careless as to be almost in- solent . He stood , half turned from the prisoner , lounging with his elbow against the bar . " I do ask it . Accept my cordial thanks . " 66 What , " said Carton , still only half ...
Page 78
... Carton's part in the day's proceedings ; nobody had known of it . He was unrobed , and was none the better for it in appearance . 66 If you knew what a conflict goes on in the business mind , when the business mind is divided between ...
... Carton's part in the day's proceedings ; nobody had known of it . He was unrobed , and was none the better for it in appearance . 66 If you knew what a conflict goes on in the business mind , when the business mind is divided between ...
Common terms and phrases
Alexandre Manette answer asked Barsad breast brother carriage Charles Darnay château child citizen coach Conciergerie corner court-yard cried Cruncher dark daughter dead dear Defarge's Doctor Manette door dreadful Evrémonde eyes face father fingers France Gabelle gentleman gone hair hand head heart honour hope horses hour husband Jacques Three knew knitting light live looked Lorry's Lucie Lucie Manette Madame Defarge manner mender of roads mind Miss Manette Miss Pross Monseigneur Monsieur Defarge Monsieur the Marquis never night Old Bailey opened Paris passed poor postilions prisoner returned Saint Antoine seen shadow shoulder silence Soho stone stood stopped streets struck Stryver Sydney Carton tell Tellson's Temple Bar things thought took touch tumbrils turned Vengeance village voice walked whisper wife window wine wine-shop woman words Young Jerry
Popular passages
Page 377 - I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
Page 379 - It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done ; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.
Page 283 - In seasons of pestilence, some of us will have a secret attraction to the disease - a terrible passing inclination to die of it.
Page 1 - IT was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair...