A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

XV. Knitting There had been earlier drinking than usual in the wine-shop of Monsieur Defarge. As ...

Thus, Saint Antoine in this vinous feature of his, until midday. It was high noontide, when two dusty men ...

this between whiles, and sat munching and drinking near Madame Defarge's counter. A third man got up and we ...

Jacques Three demanded how he afterwards recognised him then? “By his tall figure,” said the mender of roads, ...

perhaps he had not seen much in his life. “I do not show the soldiers that I recognise the tall man; ...

stealth, for it is afraid. But it always looks up, from a distance, at the prison on the crag; and in ...

nightfall, when he had lost two legs and an arm, and still breathed! And it was done—why, how old are you? ...

recounted faithfully. Will you wait for us a little, outside the door?” “Very willingly,” said the mender of r ...

Nothing more was said, and the mender of roads, being found already dozing on the topmost stair, was advised to l ...

more King and Queen, more Bull's Eye, more lords and ladies, more Long live they all! until he ...

XVI. Still Knitting Madame Defarge and monsieur her husband returned amicably to the bosom of Saint Antoine, ...

came glancing forth for the usual examination and inquiry. Monsieur Defarge alighted; knowing one or two of ...

condition, indeed, as to the business and his domestic affairs, he walked up and down through life. The night ...

world that we know, consider the rage and discontent to which the Jacquerie addresses itself with more ...

much at Court that sunny summer day. A figure entering at the door threw a shadow on Madame Defarge ...

novelty, they faltered, made a pretence of looking about as if for some friend who was not there, and w ...

confidence, and expressing an injured revolutionary susceptibility in every muscle of his wicked face: “I b ...

associations with your name.” “Indeed!” said Defarge, with much indifference. “Yes, indeed. When Doc ...

England, he is no Marquis there; he is Mr. Charles Darnay. D'Aulnais is the name of his mother's family.” Mad ...

Antoine had an instinctive sense that the objectionable decoration was gone, or Saint Antoine was on the watch f ...