Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities: Book II Chapters 22-24, Book III Chapters 1-2 (pages 204-246)

Mr. Lorry travels to Tellson's office in Paris and he takes Jerry with him. Also Charles Darnay decides to go France because he has received a letter from Mr. Gabelle who is imprisioned in France. Darnay (who is the new Marquis) thinks that he could go travel without any danger. He also has make a decission to give his possessions in France to the people because he wants to clear the name of his family. It is also found out that Dr. Manette was in the prison because of Darnay's family (the Evremonde family).

When Darnay leaves from London to Paris, he doesn't tell Lucie or Dr. Manette that he is leaving-but he writes a letter to both of them. Darnay doesn't know that he is thought to be as cruel man as the previous Marquis was, and he doesn't know that he is on Defarges' list of the people who the revolutioners have planned to take revenge on.

When Darnay arrives Paris, he is imprisioned. When he asks reason for his imprisionment, Mr. Defarge answers: "We have new laws, Evremonde, and new offences, since you were here." Darnay seems to be in big trouble and his astonished when Defarge about the "sharp female newly-born, and called La Guillotine." Lucie, her father and child, and Miss Pross travel to Paris too and inform Mr. Lorry what has happened to Darnay.

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