A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

bit the feather of a pen. “D—n it all, sir!” said Stryver, staring at him, “am I not eligible?” “Oh dear ...

“D—n me!” cried Stryver, “but this beats everything.” Mr. Lorry glanced at the distant House, and glanced ...

ha!—beats everything past, present, and to come.” “Now understand me,” pursued Mr. Lorry. “As a man of busin ...

to keep on bowing in the empty office until they bowed another customer in. The barrister was keen enou ...

proposed to the young lady, and, between ourselves, I am by no means certain, on reflection, that I eve ...

XIII. The Fellow of No Delicacy If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the ...

better life?” “God knows it is a shame!” “Then why not change it?” Looking gently at him again, she was surprise ...

“I know you would say this to no one else. Can I turn it to no good account for yourself, Mr. Carton?” ...

innocent breast, and that it lies there alone, and will be shared by no one?” “If that will be a co ...

you see your own bright beauty springing up anew at your feet, think now and then that there is a ...

XIV. The Honest Tradesman To the eyes of Mr. Jeremiah Cruncher, sitting on his stool in Fleet-street with hi ...

significance. The elder gentleman took the cry so ill, that he watched his opportunity, and ...

there! Spies! Pull 'em out, there! Spies!” The idea was so acceptable in the prevalent absence of any idea, ...

Original Thus, with beer-drinking, pipe-smoking, song-roaring, and infinite caricaturing of woe, the disor ...

that there Cly that day, and you see with your own eyes that he was a young 'un and a straight ...

“No, you mayn't. I'm a going—as your mother knows—a fishing. That's where I'm going to. Goin ...

not start upon his excursion until nearly one o'clock. Towards that small and ghostly hour, he rose up ...

They fished with a spade, at first. Presently the honoured parent appeared to be adjusting some inst ...

my partners suffer. You was to honour and obey; why the devil don't you?” “I try to be a good wife, Jerry, ...

“His goods,” said Mr. Cruncher, after turning it over in his mind, “is a branch of Scientific goods.” “Pers ...