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Next day Darnay was tried for the second time. When the judge asked for the accusation, Defarge laid a paper before him. It was a letter that had been found when the Bastille fell, in the cell that had been occupied for eighteen years by Doctor Manette. He had written it before his reason left him, and hidden it behind a loosened stone in the wall; and in it he had told the story of his own unjust arrest. NEXT DAY DARNAY WAS TRIED FOR THE SECOND TIME WHEN THE JUDGE ASKED FOR THE ACCUSATION DEFARGE LAID A PAPER BEFORE HIM IT WAS A LETTER THAT HAD BEEN FOUND WHEN THE BASTILLE FELL IN THAT CELL THAT HAD BEEN OCCUPIED FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS BY DOCTOR MANETTE HE HAD WRITTEN IT BEFORE REASON LEFT HIM AND HIDDEN IT BEHIND A LOOSENED STONE IN THE WALL AND IN IT HE HAD TOLD THE STORY OF HIS OWN UNJUST ARREST
cquittal and the rearrest. As Carton walked along the street thinking sadly of Lucie's new grief, he saw a man whose face and figure seemed familiar. Following, he soon recognized him as the English spy, Barsad, whose false testimony, years before in London, had come so near convicting Darnay when he was tried for treason. Barsad (who, as it happened, was now a turnkey in the very prison where Darnay was confined) had left London to become a spy in France, first on the side of the king and then on the side of the people. At the time of this story England was so hated by France that if the people had known of Barsad's career in London they would have cut off his head at once. Carton, who was well aware of this, threatened the spy with his knowledge and made him swear that if worst came to worst and Darnay were condemned, he would admit Carton to the cell to see him once before he was taken to execution. Why Carton asked this Barsad could not guess, but to save himself he had to promise. T THE SAME TIME OF THE ACQUITTAL AND THE REARREST AS CARTON WALKED ALONG THE STREET THINKING SADLY OF LUCY'S NEW GRIEF HE SAW A MAN WHOSE FACE AND FIGURE SEEMED FAMILIAR FOLLOWING HE SOON RECOGNIZED HIM AS THE ENGLISH SPY BARSAD WHOSE FALSE TESTIMONY YEARS BEFORE IN LONDON HAD COME SO NEAR CONVINCING DARNAY WHEN HE WAS TRIED FOR TREASON BARSAD WHO AS IT HAPPENED WAS NOW A TURNKEY IN THE VERY PRISON WHERE DARNAY WAS CONFINED HAD LEFT LONDON TO BECOME A SPY IN FRANCE FIRST ON THE SIDE OF THE KING AND THEN ON THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE AT THE TIME OF THIS STORY ENGLAND WAS SO HATED BY FRANCE THAT IF THE PEOPLE HAD KNOWN OF BARSAD'S CAREER IN LONDON THEY WOULD HAVE CUT OFF HIS HEAD AT ONCE CARTON WHO WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS THREATENED THE SPY AND HIS KNOWLEDGE AND MADE HIM SWEAR THAT IF WORST CAME TO WORST AND DARNAY WERE CONDEMNED HE WOULD ADMIT CARTON TO THE CELL TO SEE HIM ONCE BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN TO EXECUTION WHY CARTON ASKED THIS BARSAD COULD NOT GUESS BUT TO SAVE HIMSELF HE HAD TO PROMISE
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