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He told how he had years before renounced his family and title, left France, and supported himself rather than be a burden on the peasantry. HE TOLD HOW HE HAD YEARS BEFORE RENOUNCED HIS FAMILY AND TITLE LEFT FRANCE AND SUPPORTED HIMSELF RATHER THAN BE A BURDEN ON THE PEASANTRY
ited, 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. 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. On this corner, every afternoon, Lucie took her station for hours, rain or shine. She never missed a day, and thus at long intervals her husband got a view of her. So months passed till a year had gone. All the while Doctor Manette, now become a well-known figure in Paris, worked hard for Darnay's release. And at length his turn came to be tried and he was brought before the drunken, ignorant men who called themselves judge and jury.  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 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 ON THIS CORNER EVERY AFTERNOON LUCIE TOOK HER STATION FOR HOURS RAIN OR SHINE SHE NEVER MISSED A DAY AND THUS AT LONG INTERVALS HER HUSBAND GOT A VIEW OF HER SO MONTHS PASSED TILL THE YEAR HAD GONE ALL THE WHILE DOCTOR MANETTE NOW BECAME A WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN PARIS WORK TAUGHED FOR DARNAY'S RELEASE AND AT LENGTH HIS TURN CAME TO BE TRIED AND HE WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE DRUNKEN IGNORANT MEN WHO CALLED THEMSELVES JUDGE AND JURY
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