A Tale Of Two Cities
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Later that night, I am re-arrested. It's because of a letter written by Dr. Manette linking me to Dr. Manette's own imprisonment. While I am sentenced to death, I count down the hours until being placed on the guillotine and thinking of Lucie and I write a letter to my wife and father-in-law. When it is 3:00, I will be carried to the guillotine. At 1:00, however, I hear Sydney's footsteps coming towards the door. He wants me to change clothes with him. I am very doubtful that his plan will work. Sydney then hurriedly tells me to write a letter that he tells him what to write. The letter says that I have to make good on a promise that I once gave. The reader will not forget the promise. He wants to be assured that she's glad that the time has come for him. Then, I smell a stange smell. There is a bottle in Sydney's hand. I try to take out his hands, but Sydney is too quick.
So..... this is a year and a few months later. My case is finally in the court. Being the emigrant that I am, and there being a law that says, all emigratns are to be put on the guilotine. Even though the law was put in place after I arrived in France, it doesn't seem to matter. Even the crowd agrees. I defend myself telling them that I have been living in England and that I married an English lady. When they ask me who it was that I married, I tell them that she was Lucie Manette, the daughter of Doctor Manette. They ask me why I decided to return to France if my life was in England. I respond by saying that I had a moral obligation to return, which was to save somebody's life. The crowd then changes their mind, demanding that I be set free immediately. I am carried out of the courtroom on the crowd's back cheering, "Long Live The Republic."
So....I ask if I will be imprisoned without any form of trial or jury and suchlike. DEfarge then responds that many people have been wrongly improsined. Which makes no sense. I then tell him that it hasn't happened to me ever before. I ask him if at the very least, he will tell Mr. Lorry that I'm imrpsoned here at La Force. While I meet them, I meet former aristocrats who seem all ghostly and stuff. Their manners are just as creepy. I am then moved to a small tower. I ask the man if he can sell me a pen and paper. He says that the only thing he can sell me is food. While there I see Lucie through a small window a few times.
One day, I decide to ravel to Tellson's Bank. While there, my friend Mr. Stryver has delivered a note to the Marquis. The Doctor made me never reveal my history to anyone. Stryver then explains how the new Marquis is a humongous coward. My uncle the Marquis has died a while back. Since I know the Marquis, I tell Stryver that I can deliver the letter. Even though he looks confused, he hands me the letter. I then leave as fast as I can so that I can open the letter. It's from the steward of my uncle's lands. The steward has been taken prisoner simply because he followed the Marquis' directions. He wants the new Marquis to come back and take responsibility for his own lands. I then realize immediately that I must return to France. I tell my wife that I need to take a "business trip" and I shall be back in a few days. I write a letter that she''l find once I'm gone and it will be too late for her to try to stop me. I also ask the Doctor to take care of her wile I am away. In the middle of the night, I head for Paris, I'm detained as an emigrant, and arrested and thrown into La Force. Sir Defarge is there and identifies me as "Citizen Evremonde." The officer looks at me, nods, and sends me to jail. I, of course, demand to know why this is happening to me. Sir Defarge quietly asks me if I'm the Doctor's son-in-law. I tell him that I am. I desperately turn to him for help and beg to be released. He refuses, saying that it is not in his power.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
While back in England, I'm making a decent living as a tutor. It may not be as much as I made as an aristocrat, but at least I'm making true money for a true day's work. I am still head over heels for Lucie Manette. Since I'm madly in love with her, I go to visit her father, the Doctor. The Doctor states that Lucie isn't there, but since I already knew that, I stop him quickly. Since the Doctor knows how badly I love his daughter, he reminds me that she is essential for his well-being. I understandingly agree with him, but I don't mention her name. I tell the Doctor that I shall never approach Lucie with his permission, and tell him that's why I came to visit. I tell him that if he marries his daughter, the three of them would all live together. That way, there would be no drama. I ask the Doctor to not tell Lucie of this conversation. But, if Lucie asks him about this conversation, then I want the Doctor to tell Lucie what happened. Since I want the Doctor to give me his complete trust, I start to tell of my history....in France. The Doctor shuts me down, since it would be dangerous for me to know IF Lucie and I didn't get married.Later on, I marry Lucie, and since were married, I tell the Doctor about my history. We live in Soho for many years.
After meeting with Charles, I decide to visit my uncle, the Marquis. Charles arrives late and he says that it's because of "business." I don't believe him. But the Marquis accepts the apology, so I just blow it off. He also adds that it;'s because he was in a life or death situation, mostly likely a trial. Charles feels that the Marquis was finds evidence against him. My uncle , of course, doesn't say anything to him about that. Charles also feels that the only reason that he wasn't locked up forever was because the Marquis wasn't in the best of terms with the court recently. But to that, the Marquis says that he's been in such terrible position with the court was because they were jealous they weren't as good as him. And Charles doesn't necessarily agree with the Marquis' thinking as always. Charles states that his mom's dying wish was to undo some of the wrongs they've caused. The Marquis laughs at Charles, again. In response, Charles angrily declares that he gives up the rights to the Evremonde family since he has a life in England now. The Marquis asks Charles if he has ever met a former patriot in England- a.k.a. a doctor with a young daughter. Chasrles states yes in reply. While Charles is leaving, Ther Marquis grumbles that he's like to see him burned in his bed.
After being congratulated, Carton asks me to dinner with him, which is a little conspicuous if you ask me. While out on a dinner with him, we share a few drinks together. After getting tipsy, I'm pretty sure I don't like him and I definitely know that he doesn't like me, which might be because we both like Lucie Manette. Since he seems so anry and all depressed, I kindly ask him why he's in such a mood. He says it's because he's a miserable grudge and that he has been worthless all his life.
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