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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. 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
a favorite, and render him able to aid Darnay if danger came. On the way, they had heard the sad news of his arrest, and had come at once to Mr. Lorry to consider what might best be done. While they talked, through the window they saw a great crowd of people come rushing into the courtyard of the building to sharpen weapons at a huge grindstone that stood there. They were going to murder the prisoners with which the jails were by this time full! Fearful that he would be too late to save Darnay, Doctor Manette rushed to the yard, his white hair streaming in the wind, and told the leaders of the mob who 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 Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross, waited all night for tidings. But none came that night. The rescue had not proved easy.  ED WOULD MAKE HIM A FAVORITE AND RENDER HIM ABLE TO AID DARNAY IF DANGER CAME ON THE WAY THEY HAD HEARD THE SAD NEWS OF HIS ARREST AND HAD COME AT ONCE TO MISTER LORRY TO CONSIDER WHAT MIGHT BEST BE DONE WHILE THEY TALKED THROUGH THE WINDOW THEY SAW A GREAT CROWD OF PEOPLE COME RUSHING INTO THE COURTYARD OF THE BUILDING TO SHARPEN WEAPONS ON A HUGE GRINDSTONE THAT STOOD THERE THEY WERE GOING TO MURDER THE PRISONERS WITH WHICH THE JAILS WERE BY THIS TIME FULL FEARFUL THAT HE WOULD BE TOO LATE TO SAVE DARNAY DOCTOR MANETTE RUSHED TO THE YARD HIS WHITE HAIR STREAMING IN THE WIND AND TOLD THE LEADERS OF THE MOB WHO 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 
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