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England at that time was not on good terms with France, and Darnay, who was of French birth, was accused of selling information concerning the English forts and army to the French Government. This was a very serious charge, for men convicted of treason then were put to death in the cruelest ways that could be invented. ENGLAND AT THE TIME WAS NOT ON GOOD TERMS WITH FRANCE AND DARNAY WHO WAS OF FRENCH BIRTH WAS ACCUSED OF SELLING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ENGLISH FORTS AND ARMY TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS CHARGE FOR MEN CONVICTED OF TREASON THEN WERE PUT TO DEATH IN THE CRUELLEST WAYS THAT COULD BE INVENTED
Mr. Lorry journeyed back to Lucie's home in London. All the miles they rode Lucie held her father's hand, and the touch seemed to give him strength and confidence. On the boat crossing to London was a young man who called himself Charles Darnay, handsome, dark and pale. He was most kind to Lucie, and showed her how to make a couch on deck for her father, and how she could shelter it from the wind. In the long months that followed their arrival, while the poor old man regained a measure of health, she never forgot Darnay's face and his kindness to them. Doctor Manette's mind and memory came slowly back with his improving health. There were some days when his brain clouded. Then Lucie would find him seated at his old prison bench making shoes, and she would coax him away and talk to him until the insanity would pass away. So time went by peacefully till a strange thing happened: Charles Darnay, who had been so kind to Lucie and her father on the boat, was arrested on a charge of treason.  AND DAUGHTER AND MISTER LORRY JOURNEYED BACK TO LUCIE'S HOME IN LONDON ALL THE MILES THEY RODE LUCIE HELD HER FATHER'S HAND AND THE TOUCH SEEMED TO GIVE HIM STRENGTH AND CONFIDENCE ON THE BOAT CROSSING TO LONDON WAS A YOUNG MAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF CHARLES DARNAY HANDSOME DARK AND PALE HE WAS MOST KIND TO LUCIE AND SHOWED HER HOW TO MAKE A COUCH ON DECK FOR HER FATHER AND HOW SHE COULD SHELTER IT FROM THE WIND IN THE LONG MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED THEIR ARRIVAL WHILE THE POOR OLD MAN REGAINED A MEASURE OF HEALTH SHE NEVER FORGOT DARNAY'S FACE AND HIS KINDNESS TO THEM DOCTOR MANETTE'S MIND AND MEMORY CAME SLOWLY BACK WITH HIS IMPROVING HEALTH THERE WAS SOME DAYS WHEN HIS BRAIN CLOUDED THEN LUCIE WOULD FIND HIM SEATED AT HIS OLD PRISON BENCH MAKING SHOES AND SHE WOULD COAX HIM AWAY AND TALK TO HIM UNTIL THE INSANITY WOULD PASS AWAY SO TIME WENT BY PEACEFULLY TILL A STRANGE THING HAPPENED CHARLES DARNAY WHO HAD BEEN SO KIND TO LUCIE AND HER FATHER ON THE BOAT WAS ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF TREASON
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