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But he had reasoned that his own long imprisonment in the Bastille  the building the people had first destroyed  would make him a favorite, and render him able to aid Darnay if danger came. On the way, they had heard the sad news of his arrest, and had come at once to Mr. Lorry to consider what might best be done. BUT HE HAD REASONED THAT HIS OWN LONG IMPRISONMENT IN THE BASTILLE THE BUILDING THE PEOPLE HAD FIRST DESTROYED WOULD MAKE HIM A FAVORITE AND RENDER HIM ABLE TO AID DARNAY IF DANGER CAME ON THE WAY THEY HAD HEARD THE SAD NEWS OF HIS ARREST AND HAD COME AT ONCE TO MISTER LORRY TO CONSIDER WHAT MIGHT BEST BE DONE
he women reading or doing embroidery, all courteous and polite, as if they sat in their own splendid homes, instead of in a prison from which most of them could issue only to a dreadful death. He was allowed to remain here only a few moments; then he was taken to an empty cell and left alone. It happened that the bank of which Mr. Lorry was agent had an office also in Paris, and the old gentleman had come there on business the day before Darnay arrived. Mr. Lorry was an Englishman born, and for him there was no danger. He knew nothing of the arrest of Darnay until a day or two later, when, as he sat in his room, Doctor Manette and Lucie entered, just arrived from London, deeply agitated and in great fear for Darnay's safety. As soon as Lucie had read her husband's letter she had followed at once with her father and Miss Pross. Doctor Manette, knowing Darnay's real name and title (for, before he married Lucie, he had told her father everything concerning himself), feared danger for him. ED THE MEN CHATTING THE WOMEN READING OR DOING EMBROIDERY ALL COURTEOUS AND POLITE AS IF THEY SAT IN THEIR OWN SPLENDID HOMES INSTEAD OF IN A PRISON FROM WHICH MOST OF THEM COULD ISSUE ONLY A DREADFUL DEATH HE WAS ALLOWED TO REMAIN HERE ONLY A FEW MOMENTS THEN HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EMPTY CELL AND LEFT ALONE IT HAPPENED THAT THE BANK OF WHICH MISTER LORRY WAS AGENT HAD AN OFFICE ALSO IN PARIS AND THE OLD GENTLEMAN HAD COME THERE ON BUSINESS THE DAY BEFORE DARNAY ARRIVED MISTER LORRY WAS AN ENGLISHMAN BORN AND FOR HIM THERE WAS NO DANGER HE KNEW NOTHING OF THE ARREST OF DARNAY UNTIL A DAY OR TWO LATER WHEN AS HE SAT IN HIS ROOM DOCTOR MANETTE AND LUCIE ENTERED JUST ARRIVED FROM LONDON DEEPLY AGITATED AND IN GREAT FEAR FOR DARNAY'S SAFETY AS SOON AS LUCIE HAD READ HER HUSBAND'S LETTER SHE HAD FOLLOWED AT ONCE WITH HER FATHER AND MISS PROSS DOCTOR MANETTE KNOWING DARNAY'S REAL NAME AND TITLE FOR BEFORE HE MARRIED LUCIE HE HAD TOLD HER FATHER EVERYTHING CONCERNING HIMSELF FEARED DANGER FOR HIM
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