A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
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... cried the coachman in a warning voice , looking down from his box . " What do you say , Tom ? " They both listened . " I say a horse at a canter coming up , Joe . " " I say a horse at a gallop , Tom , " returned the guard , leaving his ...
... cried the coachman in a warning voice , looking down from his box . " What do you say , Tom ? " They both listened . " I say a horse at a canter coming up , Joe . " " I say a horse at a gallop , Tom , " returned the guard , leaving his ...
Page 79
... cried Mr. Lorry , thoroughly heated by his indifference , " business is a very good thing , and a very re- spectable thing . And , sir , if business imposes its restraints and its silences and impediments , Mr. Darnay as a young ...
... cried Mr. Lorry , thoroughly heated by his indifference , " business is a very good thing , and a very re- spectable thing . And , sir , if business imposes its restraints and its silences and impediments , Mr. Darnay as a young ...
Page 96
... cried . The Doctor was a pleasant sight too , looking on at them , and telling Miss Pross how she spoilt Lucie , in accents and with that had as much spoiling in them as Miss Pross had , and would have had more if it were possible . Mr ...
... cried . The Doctor was a pleasant sight too , looking on at them , and telling Miss Pross how she spoilt Lucie , in accents and with that had as much spoiling in them as Miss Pross had , and would have had more if it were possible . Mr ...
Page 130
... cried : " Not that , sir ! Let that be ! I adjure you , do not recal that ! " His cry was so like a cry of actual pain , that it rang in Charles Darnay's ears long after he had ceased . He motioned with the hand he had extended , and it ...
... cried : " Not that , sir ! Let that be ! I adjure you , do not recal that ! " His cry was so like a cry of actual pain , that it rang in Charles Darnay's ears long after he had ceased . He motioned with the hand he had extended , and it ...
Page 141
... cried Mr. Lorry , rubbing his chin , and looking at his visitor dubiously . " Oh dear me , sir ? " repeated Stryver , drawing back . " Oh dear you , sir ? What may your meaning be , Mr. Lorry ? " " " " My meaning ? " answered the man A ...
... cried Mr. Lorry , rubbing his chin , and looking at his visitor dubiously . " Oh dear me , sir ? " repeated Stryver , drawing back . " Oh dear you , sir ? What may your meaning be , Mr. Lorry ? " " " " My meaning ? " answered the man A ...
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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
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