第98章BOOKTHETHIRD：THETRACKOFASTORM(13)

第98章bookthethird：thetrackofastorm(13)

'thereisnotimetolose.iamwellprepared，butthereareprecautionstobetaken，thatcouldnotbetakenuntilhewasactuallysummonedbeforethetribunal.hehasnotreceivedthenoticeyet，butiknowthathewillpresentlybesummonedfortomorrow，andremovedtotheconciergerie；ihavetimelyinformation.youarenotafraid？'

shecouldscarcelyanswer，'itrustinyou.'

'dosoimplicitly.yoursuspenseisnearlyended，mydarling；heshallberestoredtoyouwithinafewhours；ihaveencompassedhimwitheveryprotection.imustseelorry.'

hestopped.therewasaheavylumberingofwheelswithinhearing.theybothknewtoowellwhatitmeant.one.two.three.threetumbrilsfaringawaywiththeirdreadloadsoverthehushingsnow.

'imustseelorry，'thedoctorrepeated，turningheranotherway.

thestauncholdgentlemanwasstillinhistrust；hadneverleftit.heandhisbookswereinfrequentrequisitionastopropertyconfiscatedandmadenational.whathecouldsavefortheowners，hesaved.nobettermanlivingtoholdfastbywhattellson'shadinkeeping，andtoholdhispeace.

amurkyredandyellowsky，andarisingmistfromtheseine，denotedtheapproachofdarkness.itwasalmostdarkwhentheyarrivedatthebank.thestatelyresidenceofmonseigneurwasaltogetherblightedanddeserted.aboveaheapofdustandashesinthecourt，rantheletters：nationalproperty.republiconeandindivisible.liberty，equality，fraternity，ordeath！whocouldthatbewithmr.lorry—theowneroftheriding-coatuponthechair—whomustnotbeseen？fromwhomnewlyarrived，didhecomeout，agitatedandsurprised，totakehisfavouriteinhisarms？towhomdidheappeartorepeatherfalteringwords，when，raisinghisvoiceandturninghisheadtowardsthedooroftheroomfromwhichhehadissued，hesaid：'removedtotheconciergerie，andsummonedfortomorrow？'

xxxvi.triumph

thedreadtribunaloffivejudges，publicprosecutor，anddeterminedjury，sateveryday.theirlistswentfortheveryevening，andwerereadoutbythegaolersofthevariousprisonstotheirprisoners.thestandardgaoler-jokewas'comeoutandlistentotheeveningpaper，youinsidethere！'

'charlesevremonde，calleddarnay！'

soatlastbegantheeveningpaperatlaforce.

whenanamewascalled，itsownersteppedapartintoaspotreservedforthosewhowereannouncedasbeingthusfatallyrecorded.charlesevremonde，calleddarnay，hadreasontoknowtheusage；hehadseenhundredspassawayso.

hisbloatedgaoler，whoworespectaclestoreadwith，glancedoverthemtoassurehimselfthathehadtakenhisplace，andwentthroughthelist，makingasimilarshortpauseateachname.thereweretwenty-threenames，butonlytwentywererespondedto；foroneoftheprisonerssosummonedhaddiedingaolandbeenforgotten，andtwohadalreadybeenguillotinedandforgotten.thelistwasread，inthevaultedchamberwheredarnayhadseentheassociatedprisonersonthenightofhisarrival.everyoneofthosehadperishedinthemassacre；everyhumancreaturehehadsincecaredforandpartedwith，haddiedonthescaffold.

therewerehurriedwordsoffarewellandkindness，butthepartingwassoonover.itwastheincidentofeveryday，andthesocietyoflaforcewereengagedinthepreparationofsomegamesofforfeitsandalittleconcert，forthatevening.theycrowdedtothegratesandshedtearsthere；but，twentyplacesintheprojectedentertainmentshadtoberefilled，andthetimewas，atbest，shorttothelockuphour，whenthecommonroomsandcorridorswouldbedeliveredovertothegreatdogswhokeptwatchtherethroughthenight.theprisonerswerefarfrominsensibleorunfeeling；theirwaysaroseoutoftheconditionofthetime.similarly，thoughwithasubtledifference，aspeciesoffervourorintoxication，known，withoutdoubt，tohaveledsomepersonstobravetheguillotineunnecessarily，andtodiebyit，wasnotmereboastfulness，butawildinfectionofthewildlyshakenpublicmind.inseasonsofpestilence，someofuswillhaveasecretattractiontothedisease—aterriblepassinginclinationtodieofit.andallofushavelikewondershiddeninourbreasts，onlyneedingcircumstancestoevokethem.

thepassagetotheconciergeriewasshortanddark；thenightinitsvermin-hauntedcellswaslongandcold.nextday，fifteenprisonerswereputtothebarbeforecharlesdarnay'snamewascalled.allthefifteenwerecondemned，andthetrialsofthewholeoccupiedanhourandahalf.

'charlesevremonde，calleddarnay，'wasatlengtharraigned.