A Tale of Two Cities
Book 3, Chapter 7: A Knock at the Door: Page 4
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| The citizen here indicated nodded his head, and added: | The second man nodded his head and added: |
| “He is accused by Saint Antoine.” | “He has been accused by the people of Saint Antoine.” |
| “Of what?” asked the Doctor. | “Accused of what?” |
| “Citizen Doctor,” said the first, with his former reluctance, “ask no more. If the Republic demands sacrifices from you, without doubt you as a good patriot will be happy to make them. The Republic goes before all. The People is supreme. Evremonde, we are pressed.” | “Don’t ask any more questions,” said the first man reluctantly. “If the Republic needs you to make sacrifices, then I’m sure you, as a good patriot, will be happy to make them. The Republic is more important than anything else. The people come first. Evremonde, let’s go. We are in a hurry.” |
| “One word,” the Doctor entreated. “Will you tell me who denounced him?” | “One more thing,” the doctor asked. “Will you tell me who accused him?” |
| “It is against rule,” answered the first; “but you can ask Him of Saint Antoine here.” | “It’s against the rules for me to tell you,” answered the first man. “But you can ask the man from Saint Antoine here.” |
| The Doctor turned his eyes upon that man. Who moved uneasily on his feet, rubbed his beard a little, and at length said: | The doctor turned and looked at the man. The man shifted uneasily on his feet and rubbed his beard a little. After a while he said: |
| “Well! Truly it is against rule. But he is denounced—and gravely—by the Citizen and Citizeness Defarge. And by one other.” | “Well! It really is against the rules, but he has been accused—and seriously—by Monsieur and Madame Defarge. And by one other person.” |
| “What other?” | “Who was the other person?” |
| “Do YOU ask, Citizen Doctor?” | “Are you asking me, Citizen Doctor?” |
| “Yes.” | “Yes.” |
| “Then,” said he of Saint Antoine, with a strange look, “you will be answered to-morrow. Now, I am dumb!” | “Then you will get your answer tomorrow,” said the man from Saint Antoine with a strange look. “For now, I say no more!” |
