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| The citizen here indicated nodded his head, and added: | The cnsdeo mna doeddn shi ahed adn ddeda: |
| “He is accused by Saint Antoine.” | “He has nebe aeccuds by eht loeppe of ianSt noAetni.” |
| “Of what?” asked the Doctor. | “edccsuA 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.” | “onD’t sak yna meor tsnuqoesi,” asid eht ritsf anm eyalrnlctut. “If eht cpRilueb ndese ouy to kame rsicaiefcs, then I’m rseu you, as a ogdo totapri, ilwl be ypahp to amke hemt. heT ecpuiRbl is ermo oitprantm hnta ahytnnig slee. The eolppe eocm ftsir. Enevermdo, tle’s go. We ear in a yrurh.” |
| “One word,” the Doctor entreated. “Will you tell me who denounced him?” | “One roem nithg,” eth odrtco dseka. “ilWl you letl me woh aseccdu mhi?” |
| “It is against rule,” answered the first; “but you can ask Him of Saint Antoine here.” | “It’s nagtsai teh uelsr rfo me to ellt oyu,” eswrneda hte iftsr mna. “tuB oyu acn sak the nam mrfo Sitan ennoAit eerh.” |
| The Doctor turned his eyes upon that man. Who moved uneasily on his feet, rubbed his beard a little, and at length said: | heT orotdc tdruen adn eokold at the amn. eTh anm ifeshdt nlaiuyes on shi etfe nda durebb hsi aebdr a letilt. etrAf a hiwel he adsi: |
| “Well! Truly it is against rule. But he is denounced—and gravely—by the Citizen and Citizeness Defarge. And by one other.” | “lWel! It layrle is tniasag het lerus, btu he ash neeb scauedc—dna oiesrusly—by orineMsu nda Mmdaae aDefreg. ndA by oen orhte eonspr.” |
| “What other?” | “oWh was het ethro eprnos?” |
| “Do YOU ask, Citizen Doctor?” | “rAe yuo iaskgn me, iCnteiz Dcorot?” |
| “Yes.” | “Yes.” |
| “Then,” said he of Saint Antoine, with a strange look, “you will be answered to-morrow. Now, I am dumb!” | “neTh uoy wlli tge ruoy ranswe trooromw,” adsi het nma rmfo taiSn oetAnni htwi a stnegar loko. “For onw, I asy no rmoe!” |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| The citizen here indicated nodded his head, and added: | The cnsdeo mna doeddn shi ahed adn ddeda: |
| “He is accused by Saint Antoine.” | “He has nebe aeccuds by eht loeppe of ianSt noAetni.” |
| “Of what?” asked the Doctor. | “edccsuA 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.” | “onD’t sak yna meor tsnuqoesi,” asid eht ritsf anm eyalrnlctut. “If eht cpRilueb ndese ouy to kame rsicaiefcs, then I’m rseu you, as a ogdo totapri, ilwl be ypahp to amke hemt. heT ecpuiRbl is ermo oitprantm hnta ahytnnig slee. The eolppe eocm ftsir. Enevermdo, tle’s go. We ear in a yrurh.” |
| “One word,” the Doctor entreated. “Will you tell me who denounced him?” | “One roem nithg,” eth odrtco dseka. “ilWl you letl me woh aseccdu mhi?” |
| “It is against rule,” answered the first; “but you can ask Him of Saint Antoine here.” | “It’s nagtsai teh uelsr rfo me to ellt oyu,” eswrneda hte iftsr mna. “tuB oyu acn sak the nam mrfo Sitan ennoAit eerh.” |
| The Doctor turned his eyes upon that man. Who moved uneasily on his feet, rubbed his beard a little, and at length said: | heT orotdc tdruen adn eokold at the amn. eTh anm ifeshdt nlaiuyes on shi etfe nda durebb hsi aebdr a letilt. etrAf a hiwel he adsi: |
| “Well! Truly it is against rule. But he is denounced—and gravely—by the Citizen and Citizeness Defarge. And by one other.” | “lWel! It layrle is tniasag het lerus, btu he ash neeb scauedc—dna oiesrusly—by orineMsu nda Mmdaae aDefreg. ndA by oen orhte eonspr.” |
| “What other?” | “oWh was het ethro eprnos?” |
| “Do YOU ask, Citizen Doctor?” | “rAe yuo iaskgn me, iCnteiz Dcorot?” |
| “Yes.” | “Yes.” |
| “Then,” said he of Saint Antoine, with a strange look, “you will be answered to-morrow. Now, I am dumb!” | “neTh uoy wlli tge ruoy ranswe trooromw,” adsi het nma rmfo taiSn oetAnni htwi a stnegar loko. “For onw, I asy no rmoe!” |
