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There was only one there, perhaps, who did not rejoice at the result, and that was the cold, cruel wife of the wine seller, Madame Defarge, who had knitted the name "Evrémonde" so many times into her knitting. THERE WAS ONLY ONE THERE PERHAPS WHO DID NOT REJOICE AT THE RESULT AND THAT WAS THE COLD CRUEL WIFE OF THE WINE SELLER MADAME DEFARGE WHO HAD KNITTED THE NAME EVREMONDE SO MANY TIMES INTO HER KNITTING
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. 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 married a woman of French birth, the only daughter of the good Doctor Manette, whom all Paris knew, and had come to Paris now of his own accord to help a poor servant who was in danger through his fault. The story caught the fancy of the changeable crowd in the room. They cheered and applauded it. When he was acquitted they were quite as pleased as if he had been condemned to be beheaded, and put him in a great chair and carried him home in triumph to Lucie. K 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 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 MARRIED A WOMAN OF FRENCH BIRTH THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF THE GOOD DOCTOR MANETTE WHOM ALL PARIS KNEW AND HAD COME TO PARIS NOW OF HIS OWN ACCORD TO HELP A POOR SERVANT WHO WAS IN DANGER THROUGH HIS FAULT THE STORY CAUGHT THE FANCY OF THE CHANGEABLE CROWD IN THE ROOM THEY CHEERED AND APPLAUDED IT WHEN HE WAS ACQUITTED THEY WERE QUITE AS PLEASED AS IF HE HAD BEEN CONDEMNED TO BE BEHEADED AND PUT HIM IN A GREAT CHAIR AND CARRIED HIM HOME IN TRIUMPH TO LUCIE
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