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In a moment the other was unconscious. IN A MOMENT THE OTHER WAS UNCONSCIOUS
 with his lips, and they heard him whisper: "For a life you love!" They did not know until next day what he meant. Carton had, in fact, formed a desperate plan to rescue Lucie's husband, whom he so much resembled in face and figure, even though it meant his own death. He went to Mr. Lorry and made him promise to have ready next morning passports and a coach and swift horses to leave Paris for England with Doctor Manette, Lucie and himself, telling him that if they delayed longer, Lucie's life and her father's also would be lost. Next, Carton bought a quantity of a drug whose fumes would render a man insensible, and with this in his pocket early next morning he went to the spy, Barsad, and bade him redeem his promise and take him to the cell where Darnay waited for the signal of death. Darnay was seated, writing a last letter to Lucie, when Carton entered. Pretending that he wished him to write something that he dictated, Carton stood over him and held the phial of the drug to his face. D TOUCHED HER CHEEK WITH HIS LIPS AND THEY HEARD HIM WHISPER FOR A LIFE YOU LOVE THEY DID NOT KNOW UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHAT HE MEANT CARTON HAD IN FACT FORMED A DESPERATE PLAN TO RESCUE LUCIE'S HUSBAND WHOM HE SO MUCH RESEMBLED IN FACE AND FIGURE EVEN THOUGH IT MEANT HIS OWN DEATH HE WENT TO MISTER LORRY AND MADE HIM PROMISE TO HAVE READY NEXT MORNING PASSPORTS AND A COACH AND SWIFT HORSES TO LEAVE PARIS FOR ENGLAND WITH DOCTOR MANETTE LUCIE AND HIMSELF TELLING HIM THAT IF THEY DELAYED LONGER LUCIE'S LIFE AND HER FATHER'S ALSO WOULD BE LOST NEXT CARTON BOUGHT A QUANTITY OF A DRUG WHOSE FUMES WOULD RENDER A MAN INSENSIBLE AND WITH THIS IN HIS POCKET EARLY NEXT MORNING HE WENT TO THE SPY BARSAD AND BADE HIM REDEEM HIS PROMISE AND TAKE HIM TO THE CELL WHERE DARNAY WAITED FOR THE SIGNAL OF DEATH DARNAY WAS SEATED WRITING A LAST LETTER TO LUCIE WHEN CARTON ENTERED PRETENDING THAT HE WISHED HIM TO WRITE SOMETHING THAT HE DICTATED CARTON STOOD OVER HIM AND HELD THE FILE OF THE DRUG TO HIS FACE
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