A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
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Page 31
... Jacques ? " " It is so , Jacques , " Monsieur Defarge returned . At this second interchange of the christian name , Madame Defarge , still using her toothpick with profound composure , coughed another grain of cough , and raised her ...
... Jacques ? " " It is so , Jacques , " Monsieur Defarge returned . At this second interchange of the christian name , Madame Defarge , still using her toothpick with profound composure , coughed another grain of cough , and raised her ...
Page 32
... Jacques . Am I right , Jacques ? " " You are right , Jacques , " was the response of Monsieur Defarge . This third interchange of the christian name was com- pleted at the moment when Madame Defarge put her tooth- pick by , kept her ...
... Jacques . Am I right , Jacques ? " " You are right , Jacques , " was the response of Monsieur Defarge . This third interchange of the christian name was com- pleted at the moment when Madame Defarge put her tooth- pick by , kept her ...
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... ? How do you choose them ? " " I choose them as real men , of my name - Jacques is my name - to whom the sight is likely to do good . Enough ; you are English ; that is another thing . Stay D 2 A TALE OF TWO CITIES . 35.
... ? How do you choose them ? " " I choose them as real men , of my name - Jacques is my name - to whom the sight is likely to do good . Enough ; you are English ; that is another thing . Stay D 2 A TALE OF TWO CITIES . 35.
Page 127
... JACQUES . " CHAPTER X. TWO PROMISES . MORE months , to the number of twelve , had come and gone , and Mr. Charles Darnay was established in England as a higher teacher of the French language who was conver- sant with French literature ...
... JACQUES . " CHAPTER X. TWO PROMISES . MORE months , to the number of twelve , had come and gone , and Mr. Charles Darnay was established in England as a higher teacher of the French language who was conver- sant with French literature ...
Page 164
... Jacques . Give him to drink , my wife ! " A second man got up and went out . Madame Defarge set wine before the mender of roads called Jacques , who doffed his blue cap to the company , and drank . In the breast of his blouse , he ...
... Jacques . Give him to drink , my wife ! " A second man got up and went out . Madame Defarge set wine before the mender of roads called Jacques , who doffed his blue cap to the company , and drank . In the breast of his blouse , he ...
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