A Tale of Two CitiesT.B.Peterson and brothers, 1859 Presents Dickens' classic novel of love, courage, and sacrifice set against the cataclysmic events of the French Revolution. During the French Revolution a sissolute English lawyer goes to th eguillotine to save a French aristocrat, husband of the woman he loves. |
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... eyes . He had eyes that assorted very well with that decoration , being of a surface black , with no depth in the color or form , and much too near together as if they were afraid of being found out in something , singly , if they kept ...
... eyes . He had eyes that assorted very well with that decoration , being of a surface black , with no depth in the color or form , and much too near together as if they were afraid of being found out in something , singly , if they kept ...
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... eyes thoughtfully and dejectedly with his hand , the fine mask looked at him side- ways , with a stronger concentration of keenness , closeness , and dislike , than was comportable with its wearer's as- sumption of indifference ...
... eyes thoughtfully and dejectedly with his hand , the fine mask looked at him side- ways , with a stronger concentration of keenness , closeness , and dislike , than was comportable with its wearer's as- sumption of indifference ...
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... eyes and golden hair there , and they looked charming when Samson held them up . " Ogre that he was , he spoke like an epi- cure . Madame Defarge cast down her eyes , and reflected a little . are ready to bear witness to them this very ...
... eyes and golden hair there , and they looked charming when Samson held them up . " Ogre that he was , he spoke like an epi- cure . Madame Defarge cast down her eyes , and reflected a little . are ready to bear witness to them this very ...
Contents
RECALLED TO LIFE I The Period CHAPTER | 23 |
The Mail | 24 |
THE FIGURES OF A HORSE AND RIDER CAME SLOWLY THROUGH THE EDDYING MIST | 26 |
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