"A Tale of Two Cities"
by Charles Dickens

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     "A craven who abandoned his post," said another--this Monseigneur had been got out of Paris, legs uppermost and half suffocated, in a load of hay--"some years ago."

     "Infected with the new doctrines," said a third, eyeing the direction through his glass in passing; "set himself in opposition to the last Marquis, abandoned the estates when he inherited them, and left them to the ruffian herd. They will recompense him now, I hope, as he deserves."

     "Hey?" cried the blatant Stryver. "Did he though? Is that the sort of fellow? Let us look at his infamous name. D--n the fellow!"

 

     Darnay, unable to restrain himself any longer, touched Mr. Stryver on the shoulder, and said:

     "I know the fellow."

     "Do you, by Jupiter?" said Stryver. "I am sorry for it."

     "Why?"

     "Why, Mr. Darnay? D'ye hear what he did? Don't ask, why, in these times."

     "But I do ask why?"

 
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