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| Therefore, when the breakfast was done and cleared away, and he and the Doctor were left together, Mr. Lorry said, feelingly: | Therefore, when the breakfast was done and cleared away, and he and the Doctor were left together, Mr. Lorry said, feelingly: |
| “My dear Manette, I am anxious to have your opinion, in confidence, on a very curious case in which I am deeply interested; that is to say, it is very curious to me; perhaps, to your better information it may be less so.” | “My dear Manette, I am anxious to have your opinion, in confidence, on a very curious case in which I am deeply interested; that is to say, it is very curious to me; perhaps, to your better information it may be less so.” |
| Glancing at his hands, which were discoloured by his late work, the Doctor looked troubled, and listened attentively. He had already glanced at his hands more than once. | Glancing at his hands, which were discoloured by his late work, the Doctor looked troubled, and listened attentively. He had already glanced at his hands more than once. |
| “Doctor Manette,” said Mr. Lorry, touching him affectionately on the arm, “the case is the case of a particularly dear friend of mine. Pray give your mind to it, and advise me well for his sake—and above all, for his daughter’s—his daughter’s, my dear Manette.” | “Doctor Manette,” said Mr. Lorry, touching him affectionately on the arm, “the case is the case of a particularly dear friend of mine. Pray give your mind to it, and advise me well for his sake—and above all, for his daughter’s—his daughter’s, my dear Manette.” |
| “If I understand,” said the Doctor, in a subdued tone, “some mental shock—?” | “If I understand,” said the Doctor, in a subdued tone, “some mental shock—?” |
| “Yes!” | “Yes!” |
| “Be explicit,” said the Doctor. “Spare no detail.” | “Be explicit,” said the Doctor. “Spare no detail.” |
| Mr. Lorry saw that they understood one another, and proceeded. | Mr. Lorry saw that they understood one another, and proceeded. |
| “My dear Manette, it is the case of an old and a prolonged shock, of great acuteness and severity to the affections, the feelings, the—the—as you express it—the mind. The mind. It is the case of a shock under which the sufferer was borne down, one cannot say for how long, because I believe he cannot calculate the time himself, and there are no other means of getting at it. It is the case of a shock from which the sufferer recovered, by a process that he cannot trace himself—as I once heard him publicly relate in a striking manner. It is the case of a shock from which he has recovered, so completely, as to be a highly intelligent man, capable of close application of mind, and great exertion of body, and of constantly making fresh additions to his stock of knowledge, which was already very large. But, unfortunately, there has been,” he paused and took a deep breath—”a slight relapse.” | “My dear Manette, it is the case of an old and a prolonged shock, of great acuteness and severity to the affections, the feelings, the—the—as you express it—the mind. The mind. It is the case of a shock under which the sufferer was borne down, one cannot say for how long, because I believe he cannot calculate the time himself, and there are no other means of getting at it. It is the case of a shock from which the sufferer recovered, by a process that he cannot trace himself—as I once heard him publicly relate in a striking manner. It is the case of a shock from which he has recovered, so completely, as to be a highly intelligent man, capable of close application of mind, and great exertion of body, and of constantly making fresh additions to his stock of knowledge, which was already very large. But, unfortunately, there has been,” he paused and took a deep breath—”a slight relapse.” |
| The Doctor, in a low voice, asked, “Of how long duration?” | The Doctor, in a low voice, asked, “Of how long duration?” |
| “Nine days and nights.” | “Nine days and nights.” |
| “How did it show itself? I infer,” glancing at his hands again, “in the resumption of some old pursuit connected with the shock?” | “How did it show itself? I infer,” glancing at his hands again, “in the resumption of some old pursuit connected with the shock?” |
| “That is the fact.” | “That is the fact.” |
| “Now, did you ever see him,” asked the Doctor, distinctly and collectedly, though in the same low voice, “engaged in that pursuit originally?” | “Now, did you ever see him,” asked the Doctor, distinctly and collectedly, though in the same low voice, “engaged in that pursuit originally?” |
| “Once.” | “Once.” |
| “And when the relapse fell on him, was he in most respects—or in all respects—as he was then?” | “And when the relapse fell on him, was he in most respects—or in all respects—as he was then?” |
| “I think in all respects.” | “I think in all respects.” |
| “You spoke of his daughter. Does his daughter know of the relapse?” | “You spoke of his daughter. Does his daughter know of the relapse?” |
| “No. It has been kept from her, and I hope will always be kept from her. It is known only to myself, and to one other who may be trusted.” | “No. It has been kept from her, and I hope will always be kept from her. It is known only to myself, and to one other who may be trusted.” |
| The Doctor grasped his hand, and murmured, “That was very kind. That was very thoughtful!” Mr. Lorry grasped his hand in return, and neither of the two spoke for a little while. | The Doctor grasped his hand, and murmured, “That was very kind. That was very thoughtful!” Mr. Lorry grasped his hand in return, and neither of the two spoke for a little while. |
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| Therefore, when the breakfast was done and cleared away, and he and the Doctor were left together, Mr. Lorry said, feelingly: | Therefore, when the breakfast was done and cleared away, and he and the Doctor were left together, Mr. Lorry said, feelingly: |
| “My dear Manette, I am anxious to have your opinion, in confidence, on a very curious case in which I am deeply interested; that is to say, it is very curious to me; perhaps, to your better information it may be less so.” | “My dear Manette, I am anxious to have your opinion, in confidence, on a very curious case in which I am deeply interested; that is to say, it is very curious to me; perhaps, to your better information it may be less so.” |
| Glancing at his hands, which were discoloured by his late work, the Doctor looked troubled, and listened attentively. He had already glanced at his hands more than once. | Glancing at his hands, which were discoloured by his late work, the Doctor looked troubled, and listened attentively. He had already glanced at his hands more than once. |
| “Doctor Manette,” said Mr. Lorry, touching him affectionately on the arm, “the case is the case of a particularly dear friend of mine. Pray give your mind to it, and advise me well for his sake—and above all, for his daughter’s—his daughter’s, my dear Manette.” | “Doctor Manette,” said Mr. Lorry, touching him affectionately on the arm, “the case is the case of a particularly dear friend of mine. Pray give your mind to it, and advise me well for his sake—and above all, for his daughter’s—his daughter’s, my dear Manette.” |
| “If I understand,” said the Doctor, in a subdued tone, “some mental shock—?” | “If I understand,” said the Doctor, in a subdued tone, “some mental shock—?” |
| “Yes!” | “Yes!” |
| “Be explicit,” said the Doctor. “Spare no detail.” | “Be explicit,” said the Doctor. “Spare no detail.” |
| Mr. Lorry saw that they understood one another, and proceeded. | Mr. Lorry saw that they understood one another, and proceeded. |
| “My dear Manette, it is the case of an old and a prolonged shock, of great acuteness and severity to the affections, the feelings, the—the—as you express it—the mind. The mind. It is the case of a shock under which the sufferer was borne down, one cannot say for how long, because I believe he cannot calculate the time himself, and there are no other means of getting at it. It is the case of a shock from which the sufferer recovered, by a process that he cannot trace himself—as I once heard him publicly relate in a striking manner. It is the case of a shock from which he has recovered, so completely, as to be a highly intelligent man, capable of close application of mind, and great exertion of body, and of constantly making fresh additions to his stock of knowledge, which was already very large. But, unfortunately, there has been,” he paused and took a deep breath—”a slight relapse.” | “My dear Manette, it is the case of an old and a prolonged shock, of great acuteness and severity to the affections, the feelings, the—the—as you express it—the mind. The mind. It is the case of a shock under which the sufferer was borne down, one cannot say for how long, because I believe he cannot calculate the time himself, and there are no other means of getting at it. It is the case of a shock from which the sufferer recovered, by a process that he cannot trace himself—as I once heard him publicly relate in a striking manner. It is the case of a shock from which he has recovered, so completely, as to be a highly intelligent man, capable of close application of mind, and great exertion of body, and of constantly making fresh additions to his stock of knowledge, which was already very large. But, unfortunately, there has been,” he paused and took a deep breath—”a slight relapse.” |
| The Doctor, in a low voice, asked, “Of how long duration?” | The Doctor, in a low voice, asked, “Of how long duration?” |
| “Nine days and nights.” | “Nine days and nights.” |
| “How did it show itself? I infer,” glancing at his hands again, “in the resumption of some old pursuit connected with the shock?” | “How did it show itself? I infer,” glancing at his hands again, “in the resumption of some old pursuit connected with the shock?” |
| “That is the fact.” | “That is the fact.” |
| “Now, did you ever see him,” asked the Doctor, distinctly and collectedly, though in the same low voice, “engaged in that pursuit originally?” | “Now, did you ever see him,” asked the Doctor, distinctly and collectedly, though in the same low voice, “engaged in that pursuit originally?” |
| “Once.” | “Once.” |
| “And when the relapse fell on him, was he in most respects—or in all respects—as he was then?” | “And when the relapse fell on him, was he in most respects—or in all respects—as he was then?” |
| “I think in all respects.” | “I think in all respects.” |
| “You spoke of his daughter. Does his daughter know of the relapse?” | “You spoke of his daughter. Does his daughter know of the relapse?” |
| “No. It has been kept from her, and I hope will always be kept from her. It is known only to myself, and to one other who may be trusted.” | “No. It has been kept from her, and I hope will always be kept from her. It is known only to myself, and to one other who may be trusted.” |
| The Doctor grasped his hand, and murmured, “That was very kind. That was very thoughtful!” Mr. Lorry grasped his hand in return, and neither of the two spoke for a little while. | The Doctor grasped his hand, and murmured, “That was very kind. That was very thoughtful!” Mr. Lorry grasped his hand in return, and neither of the two spoke for a little while. |
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