A Tale of Two Cities
...and the United States. Lucie and Doctor Manette, fully recovered, are also there as witnesses. If found guilty, Darnay will suffer death. It seems like he will be found guilty when two men testify against him. However, Mr. Stryver, Darnay’s attorney, reveals them as the real spies. But, what really saves Darnay is when it is pointed out that Sydney Carton, Stryver’s assistant, and Darnay look almost exactly alike. This throws doubt into being able to identify Darnay as the person seen passing secrets. He is acquitted. After the trial, Darnay, Carton, and Stryver begin spending time at the Manette home in search of Lucie's favor. Stryver decides to propose to her, but Mr. Lorry talks him out of it. Carton confesses his love to Lucie, but he knows that his lifestyle as a lazy drunk is not good enough for her. He vows that he would give his life to save a life she loved, and Lucie is moved by this. However, Darnay and Lucie end up marrying. Things in France get worse. Marquis St. Evrémonde, Darnay’s cruel uncle, is killed after he ran down a child with his carriage. Although Darnay inherits the estate, he renounces all ties to his family and works in England as a tutor. The revolution begins in July 1789 with the storming of the Bastille, and the Defarges are in the center of it all. By 1792, the revolutionaries have taken control of France and are imprisoning and killing anyone they see as an enemy. Darnay receives a letter from the Evrémonde steward, who has been captured and begs Darnay to save him. Darnay attempts to, but he is later secretly imprisoned by the revolutionaries. Doctor Manette, Lucie, and Lucie’s daughter go to Paris and join Mr. Lorry. Doctor Manette’s position as a former prisoner of the Bastille gives him a heroic status; he is able to find out what happe...