Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities
...ferent side than she has ever seen. Later, after Lucie and Darnay have gotten married and have returned home from their honeymoon, Carton stops by to ask Darnay a favor. Darnay notices "a certain rugged air of fidelity about him" (208), so he listens to Carton and permits him to "come and go as a priveleged person" (209) to their house. However, Carton has not completely left his old self behind because he asks to be seen as "an unornamental piece of furniture, tolerated for its old service, and taken no notice of" (209). While Darnay dismisses his conversation with Carton, his wife responds differently. She believes "Mr. Carton deserves more consideration and respect than [Darnay] expressed for him…. He has a heart he very, very seldom reveals, and there are deep wounds in it" (210). Lucie has been shown the true Carton and knows he is someone special to not ignore. Carton continues climbing by "never [coming] heated [to the Manettes’] with wine" (213). Soon after, Darnay leaves for France, followed soon by Lucie. Carton is not seen again for one year and three months, but during this time, Carton gains strength and finds the courage to make it to France without backing down. His love for Lucie helps him prevail, and when he arrives, he goes to the wine-shop and discovers John Barsad, a French spy, whom he takes aside in order to get information. He speaks "powerfully" (303) to Barsad as he gains information about the Darnay case. Carton takes charge when he forms the plan with Mr. Lorry to get the Manette family, Mr. Lorry, and Miss Pross out of France as soon as possible, so they will not be tried and killed. After telling Mr. Lorry the plan, he says, "Don’t speak of me to her. As I said to you when I first came, I had better not see her" (314). Sydney wants to remain unnoticed to Lucie, as well as to everyone else to make sure he is able to follow through with his plan without a hitch. Before he leaves Mr. Lorry for good, he admits, "I am not old, but my young way was never the way to age" (316). Carton has come a long way in realizing he acted recklessly and childish growing up, and he regrets it. As he is leaving, he sees little Lucie running towards him who says, "Oh, Carton, Carton, dear Carton! I think you will do something to help mamma, something to save papa! Can you, of all the people who love her, bear to see her so?" (340). Little Lucie puts all her trust in Carton and expects him to do anything he can in order to help her family because she knows his love for her mother is stronger than most. "Sydney Carton filled another glass with brandy, poured it slowly out upon the hearth, an...