A Tale of Two Cities: Summary #3

BOOK 2: THE GOLDEN THREAD

Chapter 5-24 (p.g. 104-301)

Years pass, and both Darnay and Carton fall in love with Ms. Lucie. Carton was a lawyer who spend his life with drinking. But first, Carton denies about his feeling by describing her, "blond doll." However, he start realize the love against Ms. Lucie.

Four months after the trial, Lorry have a dinner with Manette family. After the dinner, Dr. Manette and Lucie went out from the house, Lorry start to talks with Ms. Pross, who comments on and dismisses all the suitors who constantly call on Lucie. She said that her brother, Solomon Pross, is only guy that perfectly matches to Lucie. Lorry didn't say about about it even he knows the true personality of him. Later on, Mr. Carton also comes to the party.

The story begins with Marquis, a strong, powerful, and rich French Noble. He only cares about his power. He gains and satisfy with the power which he take it from the peasants. A little girl was runs over and killed by a carriage, but the owner of the carriage, Marquis the Noble, scolds the people who didn't take care about their children, and he tosses a gold coin to them.

After Marquis returns to his house, the trouble he made was spread to the whole village and through the country. One day, Marquis was drive passing a graveyard and suddenly one woman jumped out and asking him for help. But he ignore the woman and drives away.

At his castle, Marquis was waiting for his nephew, Charles Darnay, which is coming from London. Charles tells to Marquis that he support the new philosophy, which is Enlightenment thinking,  but Marquis scoffs at Charles' idea and tell him to accept the natural destiny and go to bed.

A year passes, and now Charles is living at London working as French teacher, and Charles also went to visit Dr. Manette. During the visit, Charles tells him that he's in love with Lucie, and Charles also tells him that he is not gonna separate them and keep them as close as he can, and Dr. Manette agrees with that.

Outside of Tellson's Bank, Jerry sees a funeral going on. An angry crowd were shouting "Spies" to the dead man, Roger Cly. Jerry come back to home and he scold his wife about her praying again. At night, Jerry went to the graveyard that Roger Cly is buried and start to dig his gave. Then he fishes his dead body. He was a grave robber.

Lucie Manette marries with Charles Darnay.