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For this reason Darnay, to Lucie's great joy, was found not guilty. FOR THIS REASON DARNAY TO LUCIE'S GREAT JOY WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY
s, to show that Darnay had made these frequent journeys to France, were Doctor Manette and Lucie--because they had seen him on the boat during that memorable crossing. Lucie's tears fell fast as she gave her testimony, believing him innocent and knowing that her words would be used to condemn him. Darnay would doubtless have been convicted but for a curious coincidence: A dissipated young lawyer, named Sydney Carton, sitting in the court room, had noticed with surprise that he himself looked very much like the prisoner; in fact, that they were so much alike they might almost have been taken for twin brothers. He called the attention of Darnay's lawyer to this, and the latter--while one of the witnesses against Darnay was making oath that he had seen him in a certain place in France--made Carton take off his wig (all lawyers wear wigs in England while in court) and stand up beside Darnay. The two were so alike the witness was puzzled, and he could not swear which of the two he had seen.  TO THE TRIAL AS WITNESSES TO SHOW THAT DARNAY HAD MADE THESE FREQUENT JOURNEYS TO FRANCE WERE DOCTOR MANETTE AND LUCIE BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN HIM ON THE BOAT DURING THAT MEMORABLE CROSSING LUCIE'S TEARS FELL FAST AS SHE GAVE HER TESTIMONY BELIEVING HIM INNOCENT KNOWING THAT HER WORDS WOULD BE USED TO CONDEMN HIM DARNAY WOULD DOUBTLESS HAVE BEEN CONVICTED BUT FOR A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE A DISSIPATED YOUNG LAWYER NAMED SIDNEY CARTON SITTING IN THE COURTROOM HAD NOTICED WITH SURPRISE THAT HE HIMSELF LOOKED VERY MUCH LIKE THE PRISONER IN FACT THAT THEY WERE SO MUCH ALIKE THEY MIGHT ALMOST HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR TWIN BROTHERS HE CALLED THE ATTENTION OF DARNAY'S LAWYER TO THIS AND THE LATTER WHILE ONE OF THE WITNESSES AGAINST DARNAY WAS MAKING OATH THAT HE HAD SEEN HIM IN A CERTAIN PLACE IN FRANCE MADE CARTON TAKE OFF HIS WIG ALL LAWYERS WEAR WIGS IN ENGLAND WHILE IN COURT AND STAND UP BESIDE DARNAY THE TWO WERE SO ALIKE THE WITNESS WAS PUZZLED THAT HE COULD NOT SWEAR WHICH OF THE TWO HE HAD SEEN
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