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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 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
sonal risk in his journey, but as soon as he landed on the shores of France he discovered his mistake. He had only to give his real name, "the Marquis de St. Evrémonde," which he was obliged to do if he would help Gabelle, and the title was the signal for rude threats and ill treatment. Once in, he could not go back, and he felt as if a monstrous net were closing around him (as indeed, it was) from which there was no escape. He was sent on to Paris under a guard of soldiers, and there he was at once put into prison to be tried--and in all probability condemned to death--as one of the hated noble class whom the people were now killing as fast as they could. The great room of the prison to which he was taken Darnay found full of ladies and gentlemen, most of them rich and titled, 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 to a dreadful death.  HIS ERRAND AND LITTLE PERSONAL RISK IN HIS JOURNEY BUT AS SOON AS HE LANDED ON THE SHORES OF FRANCE HE DISCOVERED HIS MISTAKE HE HAD ONLY TO GIVE HIS REAL NAME THE MARQUIS DE SAINT EVREMONDE WHICH HE WAS OBLIGED TO DO IF HE WOULD HELP GABELLE AND THE TITLE WAS THE SIGNAL FOR RUDE THREATS AND ILL TREATMENT ONCE IN HE COULD NOT GO BACK AND HE FELT AS IF A MONSTROUS NET WERE CLOSING AROUND HIM AS INDEED IT WAS FROM WHICH THERE WAS NO ESCAPE HE WAS SENT ON TO PARIS UNDER A GUARD OF SOLDIERS AND THERE HE WAS AT ONCE PUT INTO PRISON TO BE TRIED AND IN ALL PROBABILITY CONDEMNED TO DEATH AS ONE OF THE HATED NOBLE CLASS WHOM THE PEOPLE WERE NOW KILLING AS FAST AS THEY COULD THE GREAT ROOM OF THE PRISON TO WHICH HE WAS TAKEN DARNAY FOUND FULL OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN MOST OF THEM RICH AND TITLED 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
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