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They kept a record of all acts of cruelty toward the poor committed by the nobility, determining that, when they themselves should be strong enough, those thus guilty should be killed, their fine houses burned, and all their descendants put to death, so that not even their names should remain in France. THEY KEPT A RECORD OF ALL ACTS OF CRUELTY TOWARD THE POOR COMMITTED BY THE NOBILITY DETERMINING THAT WHEN THEY THEMSELVES SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH THOSE THUS GUILTY SHOULD BE KILLED THEIR FINE HOUSES BURNED AND ALL THEIR DESCENDANTS PUT TO DEATH SO THAT NOT EVEN THEIR NAMES SHOULD REMAIN IN FRANCE
 And this neglect of Darnay's--as important things neglected are apt to prove--came before long to be the cause of terrible misfortune and agony to them all. II DARNAY CAUGHT IN THE NET While these things were happening in London, the one city of this tale, other very different events were occurring in the other city of the story--Paris, the French capital. The indifference and harsh oppression of the court and the nobles toward the poor had gone on increasing day by day, and day by day the latter had grown more sullen and resentful. All the while the downtrodden people of Paris were plotting secretly to rise in rebellion, kill the king and queen and all the nobles, seize their riches and govern France themselves. The center of this plotting was Defarge, the keeper of the wine shop, who had cared for Doctor Manette when he had first been released from prison. Defarge and those he trusted met and planned often in the very room where Mr. Lorry and Lucie had found her father making shoes.  ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DARG RECORDED BY J SANDS TALES FROM DICKENS BY HALLEY ERMINE REEVES A TALE OF TWO CITIES DARNAY CAUGHT IN THE NET ALL THESE THINGS WERE HAPPENING IN LONDON THE ONE CITY OF THIS TALE OTHER VERY DIFFERENT EVENTS WERE OCCURRING IN THIS CITY OF THIS STORY PARIS THE FRENCH CAPITAL THE INDIFFERENCE AND HARSH OPPRESSION OF THE COURT AND THE NOBLES TOWARD THE POOR HAD GONE ON INCREASING DAY BY DAY AND DAY BY DAY THE LATTER HAD GROWN MORE SULLEN AND RESENTFUL ALL THE WHILE THE DOWNTRODDEN PEOPLE OF PARIS WERE PLOTTING SECRETLY TO RISE IN REBELLION KILL THE KING AND QUEEN AND ALL THE NOBLES SEIZE THEIR RICHES AND GOVERN FRANCE THEMSELVES THE CENTRE OF THIS PLOTTING WAS DEFARGE THE KEEPER OF THE WINE SHOP WHO HAD CARED FOR DOCTOR MANETTE WHEN HE HAD FIRST BEEN RELEASED FROM THE PRISON DEFARGE AND THOSE HE TRUSTED MET AND PLANNED OFTEN IN THE VERY ROOM WHERE MISTER LORRY AND LUCIE HAD FOUND HER FATHER MAKING SHOES
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