A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
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Page 60
... Darnay had yesterday pleaded Not Guilty to an indictment denouncing him ( with infinite jingle and jangle ) for that he was a false traitor to our serene , illustrious , excellent , and so forth , prince , our Lord the King , by reason ...
... Darnay had yesterday pleaded Not Guilty to an indictment denouncing him ( with infinite jingle and jangle ) for that he was a false traitor to our serene , illustrious , excellent , and so forth , prince , our Lord the King , by reason ...
Page 75
... Darnay ! " The prisoner came forward directly . " You will naturally be anxious to hear of the witness , Miss Manette . She will do very well . You have seen the worst of her agitation . " " I am deeply sorry to have been the cause of ...
... Darnay ! " The prisoner came forward directly . " You will naturally be anxious to hear of the witness , Miss Manette . She will do very well . You have seen the worst of her agitation . " " I am deeply sorry to have been the cause of ...
Page 76
... Darnay - just released - congratulating him on his escape from death . It would have been difficult by a far brighter light , to re- cognise in Doctor Manette , intellectual of face and upright of bearing , the shoemaker of the garret ...
... Darnay - just released - congratulating him on his escape from death . It would have been difficult by a far brighter light , to re- cognise in Doctor Manette , intellectual of face and upright of bearing , the shoemaker of the garret ...
Page 77
... Darnay had kissed her hand fervently and gratefully , and had turned to Mr. Stryver , whom he warmly thanked . Mr. Stryver , a man of little more than thirty , but looking twenty years older than he was , stout , loud , red , bluff ...
... Darnay had kissed her hand fervently and gratefully , and had turned to Mr. Stryver , whom he warmly thanked . Mr. Stryver , a man of little more than thirty , but looking twenty years older than he was , stout , loud , red , bluff ...
Page 78
... Darnay , and for Miss Lucie , and- -Miss Lucie , do you not think I may speak for us all ? " He asked her the question pointedly , and with a glance at her father . His face had become frozen , as it were , in a very curious look at Darnay ...
... Darnay , and for Miss Lucie , and- -Miss Lucie , do you not think I may speak for us all ? " He asked her the question pointedly , and with a glance at her father . His face had become frozen , as it were , in a very curious look at Darnay ...
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