A Tale of Two Cities: Summary #2

BOOK ONE: RECALLED TO LIFE

Chapter 6 (p.g. 49-61)

The shoemaker is dressed in tatters. When Defarge asks him his name, he answer "One Hundred and Five, North Tower." Mr. Lorry then asks the shoemaker if he recognizes anyone. The shoemaker seems thinking very carefully, but his face quickly changes. Lucie walk closer to the shoemaker. He asks who she is. Noticing her blond hair, he removes a necklace he is wearing and reveals a scrap of paper containing some golden hair, it was his wife's hair, he was imprison for many years. The shoemaker was Luice's father, Dr. Manette.

BOOK TWO: THE GOLDEN THREAD

Chapter 1-4 (p.g. 63-103)

Tellson's Bank is situated by Temple Bar. It was an old-fashioned, small, and ugly building. Employees that are working in the bank are old men, and they were very conservative. In this chapter, Jerry Cruncher is at home lying in bed. He is angry with his wife and throwing his boot at her shouting that her prayers are like a curses to him and his son. After that, he has been called to the bank by one of the bank's messengers.

When he arrives at the bank, the secretary tells Jerry to go down to the courthouse, the Old Baily, and wait for Mr. Lorry. The secretary gives him one message that he supposed to give it to Mr. Lorry. When he arrives to the Old Baily, there were large amount of spectators has gathered outside of it to see someone. Inside the court, there was a serious criminal there call, Charles Darnay.

The prisoner, Charles Darnay, has been accused of being a traitor to George III, king of England. He's job was to get the information that what forces the English have to send to Canada, but he sell the secret information of England to France. However, he has decide to put more loyalty to his country than his friend. Lucie was testified by the detective about the prisoner, and she say that first time she meet Darnay was five years ago, when she was crossing the England to France.

After the judgement, Charles Darnay have found out his innocence and everyone congratulate for that, and he fall in love with Dr. Manette's daughter, Lucie Manette. Darnay kiss her hand and her father saw that. Dr. Manette start to look at Darnay with dislike eyes. Mr. Carton also dislike him because he was too attracted to Lucie.