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This was that dreadful period which has always since been called "The Reign of Terror," when no one felt sure of his safety. There was a certain window in the prison through which Darnay sometimes found a chance to look, and from which he could see one dingy street corner. THIS WAS THAT DREADFUL PERIOD WHICH HAS ALWAYS SINCE BEEN CALLED THE REIGN OF TERROR WHEN NO ONE FELT SURE OF HIS SAFETY THERE WAS A CERTAIN WINDOW IN THE PRISON THROUGH WHICH DARNAY SOMETIMES FOUND A CHANCE TO LOOK AND FROM WHICH HE COULD SEE ONE DINGY STREET CORNER
soned for eighteen years in the Bastille, and that now one of his kindred, by some unknown error, had been seized. They cheered him, lifted him on their shoulders and rushed away to demand for him the release of Darnay, while Lucie, in tears, with Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross, waited all night for tidings. But none came that night. The rescue had not proved easy. Next day Defarge, the wine shop keeper, brought a short note to Lucie from Darnay at the prison, but it was four days before Doctor Manette returned to the house. He had, indeed, by the story of his own sufferings, saved Darnay's life for the time being, but the prisoner, he had been told, could not be released without trial. For this trial they waited, day after day. The time passed slowly and terribly. Prisoners were no longer murdered without trial, but few escaped the death penalty. The king and queen were beheaded. Thousands were put to death merely on suspicion, and thousands more were thrown into prison to await their turn.  HE WAS HOW HE HAD BEEN IMPRISONED FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS IN THE BASTILLE AND THAT NOW ONE OF HIS KINDRED BY SOME UNKNOWN ERROR HAD BEEN SEIZED THEY CHEERED HIM LIFTED HIM ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND RUSHED AWAY TO DEMAND FOR HIM THE RELEASE OF DARNAY WHILE LUCIE IN TEARS WITH MISTER LORRY AND MISS PROSS WAITED ALL NIGHT FOR TIDINGS BUT NONE CAME THAT NIGHT THE RESCUE HAD NOT PROVED EASY NEXT DAY DEFARGE THE WINE SHOPKEEPER BROUGHT A SHORT NOTE TO LUCIE FROM DARNAY TO THE PRISON BUT IT WAS FOUR DAYS BEFORE DOCTOR MANETTE RETURNED TO THE HOUSE HE HAD INDEED BY THE STORY OF HIS OWN SUFFERINGS SAVED DARNAY'S LIFE FOR THE TIME BEING BUT THE PRISONER HE HAD BEEN TOLD COULD NOT BE RELEASED WITHOUT TRIAL FOR THIS TRIAL THEY WAITED DAY AFTER DAY THE TIME PASSED SLOWLY AND TERRIBLY PRISONERS WERE NO LONGER MURDERED WITHOUT TRIAL BUT FEW ESCAPED THE DEATH PENALTY THE KING AND QUEEN WERE BEHEADED THOUSANDS WERE PUT TO DEATH MERELY ON SUSPICION AND THOUSANDS MORE WERE THROWN INTO PRISON TO AWAIT THEIR TURN
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