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He knew the very thought of his going, now that France was mad with violence, would frighten Lucie, so he determined not to tell her. HE KNEW THE VERY THOUGHT OF HIS GOING NOW THAT FRANCE WAS MAD WITH VIOLENCE WOULD FRIGHTEN LUCIE SO HE DETERMINED NOT TO TELL HER
never seen, but yet hated) they seized and put in prison. They stormed the royal palace and arrested the king and queen, threw all who bore noble names or titles into dungeons, and, as they had planned, set up a government of their own. Darnay, safe in London with Lucie, knew little and thought less of all this, till he received a pitiful letter from Gabelle, who expected each morning to be dragged out to be killed, telling of the plight into which his faithfulness had brought him, and beseeching his master's aid. This letter made Darnay most uneasy. He blamed himself, because he knew it was his fault that Gabelle had been left so long in such a dangerous post. He did not forget that his own family, the Evrémondes, had been greatly hated. But he thought the fact that he himself had refused to be one of them, and had given his sympathy rather to the people they oppressed, would make it possible for him to obtain Gabelle's release. And with this idea he determined to go himself to Paris.  SAINT EVREMONDE WHOM THEY HAD NEVER SEEN BUT YET HATED THEY SEIZED BUT PUT IN PRISON THEY STORMED THE ROYAL PALACE AND ARRESTED THE KING AND QUEEN THREW ALL WHO BORE NOBLE NAMES OR TITLES INTO DUNGEONS AND AS THEY HAD PLANNED SET UP A GOVERNMENT OF THEIR OWN DARNAY SAFE IN LONDON WITH LUCIE KNEW LITTLE AND THOUGHT LESS OF ALL THIS TILL HE RECEIVED A PITIFUL LETTER FROM GABELLE WHO EXPECTED EACH MORNING TO BE DRAGGED OUT TO BE KILLED TELLING OF THE PLIGHT INTO WHICH HIS FAITHFULNESS HAD BROUGHT HIM AND BESEECHING HIS MASTER'S AID THIS LETTER MADE DARNAY MOST UNEASY HE BLAMED HIMSELF BECAUSE HE KNEW IT WAS HIS FAULT THAT GABELLE HAD BEEN LEFT SO LONG IN SUCH A DANGEROUS POST HE DID NOT FORGET THAT HIS OWN FAMILY THE EVREMONDES HAD BEEN GREATLY HATED BUT HE THOUGHT THE FACT THAT HE HIMSELF HAD REFUSED TO BE ONE OF THEM AND HAD GIVEN HIS SYMPATHY RATHER TO THE PEOPLE THEY OPPRESSED WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO OBTAIN GABELLE'S RELEASE IN THIS IDEA HE DETERMINED TO GO HIMSELF TO PARIS
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