![]() ![]() Manette is not susceptible to the violence of the revolutionaries, because they respect the fact that he was a prisoner in the Bastille. He nervously hears the sounds of conflict on the streets and praises God that no one he loves is in Paris, at which point Doctor Manette and Lucie rush into his room with the news that Darnay is in prison. Lorry occupies rooms in Tellson's Bank in Paris, preoccupied with the fact that the noblemen will not live to collect their money. He paces in his room and begins to understand what drove Doctor Manette to shoemaking. Darnay is thrown into the La Force Prison, where he finds the other prisoners surprisingly genteel. Defarge reveals his identity and the fact that he knows that Darnay is married to Lucie Manette, but he refuses to help. ![]() When he reaches Paris, Darnay is condemned to prison in La Force. A decree had been passed the day Darnay left England, authorizing the sale of the property of emigrants and condemning those who return to death. When they enter the town of Beauvais, people shout "down with the emigrant!" and Darnay knows he is in trouble. When he nears Paris, he is woken in the middle of the night and told he is to be sent to Paris with an escort, which he is forced to accept and pay for. The disorganization of France makes Darnay's trip long, and he is questioned at every step. ![]()
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