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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Page 56
... seen that . " " Mr. Lorry , look once more upon the prisoner . Have you seen him , to your certain knowledge , before ? " " I have . " " When ? " " I was returning from France a few days afterward , and , at Calais , the prisoner came ...
... seen that . " " Mr. Lorry , look once more upon the prisoner . Have you seen him , to your certain knowledge , before ? " " I have . " " When ? " " I was returning from France a few days afterward , and , at Calais , the prisoner came ...
Page 58
... seen this illustration of his rash- ness sooner ; whether he would be so confident , having seen it ; and more . The upshot of which , was , to smash this witness like a crockery vessel , and shiver his part of the case to useless ...
... seen this illustration of his rash- ness sooner ; whether he would be so confident , having seen it ; and more . The upshot of which , was , to smash this witness like a crockery vessel , and shiver his part of the case to useless ...
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... seen with my eyes . " He made all manner of gestures while he spoke , as if in incidental imitation of some few of the great diversity of signals that he had never seen . " Clearly plots , " said Jacques Three . " Transparently ...
... seen with my eyes . " He made all manner of gestures while he spoke , as if in incidental imitation of some few of the great diversity of signals that he had never seen . " Clearly plots , " said Jacques Three . " Transparently ...
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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