The French Revolution had actually begun and in 1792 Mr.Lorry and Charles Darnay landed in Paris,the former to protect the French branch of Tellson & Co.,and the latter to save an old family servant—Gabelle—who had begged his help.Not until they had set foot in Paris did they realize what a caldron of fury(暴怒) they had been involved in.Mr.Lorry,on account of his business relations,was allowed his freedom,but Darnay was hurried at once to the prison of La Force,there to await his trial.The reason given for this outrage was the new law for the arrest of all returning French emigrants,but the true cause was that he had been recognized as Charles Evremonde.Doctor Manette,going to France with Lucie,gained a promise that Darnay’s life should be spared.
At last came the terrible year of the Reign of Terror.The sympathy which at first had been given to Doctor Manette had become weakened through the influence of the bloodthirsty Madame Defarge.Also,there had been found in the ruins of the Bastille a paper which contained Doctor Manette’s account of his imprisonment,and pronouncing a curse upon the House of Evremonde and their descendants,who were responsible for his eighteen years of misery.Charles Darnay’s fate was sealed.“Death within twentyfour hours.”
To Sydney Carton,who had followed his friends to Paris,came an inspiration.Did he not promise Lucie that he would die to save a life she loved?He managed to gain admittance to the prison;Darnay was removed unconscious from the cell,and Carton sat down to await his fate.
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