第99章BOOKTHETHIRD：THETRACKOFASTORM(14)

第99章bookthethird：thetrackofastorm(14)

hisjudgessatuponthebenchinfeatheredhats；buttheroughredcapandtricolouredcockadewasthehead-dressotherwiseprevailing.lookingatthejuryandtheturbulentaudience，hemighthavethoughtthattheusualorderofthingswasreversed，andthatthefelonsweretryingthehonestmen.thelowest，cruelest，andworstpopulaceofacity，neverwithoutitsquantityoflow，cruel，andbad，werethedirectingspiritsofthescene：noisilycommenting，applauding，disapproving，anticipating，and＆nbsp；precipitatingtheresult，withoutacheck.ofthemen，thegreaterpartwerearmedinvariousways；ofthewomen，someworeknives，someers，someateanddrankastheylookedon，manyknitted.amongtheselast，wasone，withasparepieceofknittingunderherarmassheworked.shewasinafrontrow，bythesideofamanwhomhehadneverseensincehisarrivalatthebarrier，butwhomhedirectlyrememberedasdefarge.henoticedthatsheonceortwicewhisperedinhisear，andthatsheseemedtobehiswife；but，whathemostnoticedinthetwofigureswas，thatalthoughtheywerepostedasclosetohimselfastheycouldbe，theyneverlookedtowardshim.theyseemedtobewaitingforsomethingwithaeddeterminationandtheylookedatthejury，butatnothingelse.underthepresidentsatdoctormanette，inhisusualquietdress.aswellastheprisonercouldsee，heandmr.lorryweretheonlytwomenthere，unconnectedwiththetribunal，whoworetheirusualclothes，andhadnotassumedthecoarsegarbofthecarmagnole.

charlesevremonde，calleddarnay，wasaccusedbythepublicprosecutorasanemigrant，whoselifewasforfeittotherepublic，underthedecreewhichbanishedallemigrantsonpainofdeath.itwasnothingthatthedecreeboredatesincehisreturntofrance.therehewas，andtherewasthedecree；hehadbeentakeninfrance，andhisheadwasdemanded.

'takeoffhishead！'criedtheaudience.'anenemytotherepublic！'

thepresidentranghisbelltosilencethosecries，andaskedtheprisonerwhetheritwasnottruethathehadlivedmanyyearsinengland？undoubtedlyitwas.

washenotanemigrantthen？whatdidhecallhimself？

notanemigrant，hehoped，withinthesenseandspiritofthelaw.

whynot？thepresidentdesiredtoknow.

becausehehadvoluntarilyrelinquishedatitlethatwasdistastefultohim，andastationthatwasdistastefultohim，andhadlefthiscountry—hesubmittedbeforethewordemigrantinthepresentacceptationbythetribunalwasinuse—tolivebyhisownindustryinengland，ratherthanontheindustryoftheoverladenpeopleoffrance.

whatproofhadheofthis？

hehandedinthenameoftwowitness；theophilegabelle，andalexandremanette.

buthehadmarriedinengland？thepresidentremindedhim.

true，butnotanenglishwoman.

acitizenessoffrance？

yes.bybirth.

hernameandfamily？

'luciemanette，onlydaughterofdoctormanette，thegoodphysicianwhositsthere'thisanswerhadahappyeffectupontheaudience.criesinexaltationofthewell-knowngoodphysicianrentthehall.socapriciouslywerethepeoplemoved，thattearsimmediatelyrolleddownseveralferociouscountenanceswhichhadbeenglaringattheprisoneramomentbefore，asifwithimpatiencetopluckhimoutintothestreetsandkillhim.

onthesefewstepsofhisdangerousway，charlesdarnayhadsethisfootaccordingtodoctormanette'sreiteratedinstructions.thesamecautiouscounseldirectedeverystepthatlaybeforehim，andhadpreparedeveryinchofhisroad.

thepresidentasked，whyhadhereturnedtofrancewhenhedid，andnotsooner？

hehadnotreturnedsooner，hereplied，simplybecausehehadnomeansoflivinginfrance，savethosehehadresigned；whereas，inengland，helivedbygivinginstructioninthefrenchlanguageandliteraturehehadreturnedwhenhedid，onthepressingandwrittenentreatyofafrenchcitizen，whorepresentedthathislifewasendangeredbyhisabsence.hehadcomeback，tosaveacitizen'slife，andtobearhistestimony，atwhateverpersonalhazard，tothetruth.wasthatcriminalintheeyesoftherepublic？

thepopulacecriedenthusiastically，'no！'andthepresidentranghisbelltoquietthem.whichitdidnot，fortheycontinuedtocry'no！'untiltheyleftoff，oftheirownwill.

thepresidentrequiredthenameofthatcitizen？theaccusedexplainedthatthecitizenwashisfirstwitness.healsoreferredwithconfidencetothecitizen'sletter，whichhadbeentakenfromhimatthebarrier，butwhichhedidnotdoubtwouldbefoundamongthepapersthenbeforethepresident.

thedoctorhadtakencarethatitshouldbethere—hadassuredhimthatitwouldbethere—andatthisstageoftheproceedingsitwasproducedandreadcitizengabellewascalledtoconfirmit，anddidso.citizengabellehinted，withinfinitedelicacyandpoliteness，thatinthepressureofbusinessimposedonthetribunalbythemultitudeofenemiesoftherepublicwithwhichithadtodeal，hehadbeenslightlyoverlookedinhisprisonoftheabbaye—infact，hadratherpassedoutofthetribunal'spatrioticremembrance—untilthreedaysago；whenhehadbeensummonedbeforeit，andhadbeensetatlibertyonthejury'sdeclaringthemselvessatisfiedthattheaccusationagainsthimwasanswered，astohimself，bythesurrenderofthecitizenevremonde，calleddarnay.