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He was sent on to Paris under a guard of soldiers, and there he was at once put into prison to be tried  and in all probability condemned to death  as one of the hated noble class whom the people were now killing as fast as they could. HE WAS SENT ON TO PARIS UNDER A GUARD OF SOLDIERS AND THERE HE WAS AT ONCE PUT INTO PRISON TO BE TRIED AND IN ALL PROBABILITY CONDEMNED TO DEATH AS ONE OF THE HATED NOBLE CLASS WHOM THE PEOPLE WERE NOW KILLING AS FAST AS THEY COULD
f 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. 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 packed some clothing hurriedly and left secretly, sending a letter back telling her where and why he was going. And by the time she read this he was well on his way from England. Darnay had expected to find no trouble in his errand and little personal risk in his journey, but as soon as he landed on the shores of France he discovered his mistake. He had only to give his real name, "the Marquis de St. Evrémonde," which he was obliged to do if he would help Gabelle, and the title was the signal for rude threats and ill treatment. Once in, he could not go back, and he felt as if a monstrous net were closing around him (as indeed, it was) from which there was no escape. MSELF 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 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 PACKED SOME CLOTHING HURRIEDLY AND LEFT SECRETLY SENDING A LETTER BACK TELLING HER WHERE AND WHY HE WAS GOING AND BY THE TIME SHE READ THIS HE WAS WELL ON HIS WAY FROM ENGLAND DARNAY HAD EXPECTED TO FIND NO TROUBLE IN HIS ERRAND AND LITTLE PERSONAL RISK IN HIS JOURNEY BUT AS SOON AS HE LANDED ON THE SHORES OF FRANCE HE DISCOVERED HIS MISTAKE HE HAD ONLY TO GIVE HIS REAL NAME THE MARQUIS DE SAINT EVREMONDE WHICH HE WAS OBLIGED TO DO IF HE WOULD HELP GABELLE AND THE TITLE WAS THE SIGNAL FOR RUDE THREATS AND ILL TREATMENT ONCE IN HE COULD NOT GO BACK AND HE FELT AS IF A MONSTROUS NET WERE CLOSING AROUND HIM AS INDEED IT WAS FROM WHICH THERE WAS NO ESCAPE
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