第104章BOOKTHETHIRD：THETRACKOFASTORM(19)

第104章bookthethird：thetrackofastorm(19)

'that'sthenameforathousandpound！'criedjerry.thespeakerwhostruckin，wassydneycarton.hehadhishandsbehindhimundertheskirtsofhisriding-coat，andhestoodatmr.cruncher'selbowasnegligentlyashemighthavestoodattheoldbaileyitself.

'don'tbealarmed，mydearmisspross.iarrivedatmr.lorry's，tohissurprise，yesterdayevening；weagreedthatiwouldnotpresentmyselfelsewhereuntilallwaswell，orunlessicouldbeuseful；ipresentmyselfhere，tobegalittletalkwithyourbrother.iwishyouhadabetteremployedbrotherthanmr.barsad.iwishforyoursakemr.barsadwasnotasheepoftheprisons.'

sheepwasacantwordofthetimeforaspy，underthegaolers.thespy，whowaspale，turnedpaler，andaskedhimhowhedared—'i'lltellyou，'saidsydney.'ilightedonyou，mr.barsad，comingoutoftheprisonoftheconciergeriewhileiwascontemplatingthewalls，anhourormoreago.youhaveafacetoberemembered，andirememberfaceswell.madecuriousbyseeingyouinthatconnection，andhavingareason，towhichyouarenostranger，forassociatingyouwiththemisfortunesofafriendnowveryunfortunate，iwalkedinyourdirection.iwalkedintothewine-shophere，closeafteryou，andsatnearyou.ihadnodifficultyindeducingfromyourunreservedconversation，andtherumouropenlygoingaboutamongyouradmirers，thenatureofyourcalling.andgradually，whatihaddoneatrandom，seemedtoshapeitselfintoapurpose，mr.barsad.'

'whatpurpose？'thespyasked.

'itwouldbetroublesome，andmightbedangerous，toexplaininthestreet.couldyoufavourme，inconfidence，withsomeminutesofyourcompany—attheofficeoftellson'sbank，forinstance？'

'underathreat？'

'oh！didisaythat？'

'then，whyshouldigothere？'

'really，mr.barsad，ican'tsay，ifyoucan't.'

'doyoumeanthatyouwon'tsay，sir？'thespyirresolutelyasked.

'youapprehendmeveryclearly，mr.barsad.iwon't.'

carton'snegligentrecklessnessofmannercamepowerfullyinaidofhisquicknessandskill，insuchabusinessashehadinhissecretmind，andwithsuchamanashehadtodowith.hispractisedeyesawit，andmadethemostofit.

'now，itoldyouso，'saidthespy，castingareproachfullookathissister；'ifanytroublecomesofthis，it'syourdoing.'

'come，come，mr.barsad！'exclaimedsydney.'don'tbeungrateful.butformygreatrespectforyoursister，imightnothaveledupsopleasantlytoalittleproposalthatiwishtomakeforourmutualsatisfaction.doyougowithmetothebank？'

'i'llhearwhatyouhavegottosay.yes，i'llgowithyou.'

'iproposethatwefirstconductyoursistersafelytothecornerofherownstreet.letmetakeyourarm，misspross.thisisnotagoodcity，atthistime，foryoutobeoutin，unprotected；and，asyourescortknowsmr.barsad，iwillinvitehimtomr.lorry'swithus.areweready？comethen！'

missprossrecalledsoonafterwards，andtotheendofherliferemembered，thatasshepressedherhandsonsydney'sarmandlookedupinhisface，imploringhimtodonohurttosolomon，therewasabracedpurposeinthearmandakindofinspirationintheeyes，whichnotonlycontradictedhislightmanner，butchangedandraisedtheman.shewastoomuchoccupiedthenwithfearsforthebrotherwhosolittledeservedheraffection，andwithsydney'sfriendlyreassurances，adequatelytoheedwhatsheobserved.

theyleftheratthecornerofthestreet，andcartonledthewaytomr.lorry's，whichwaswithinafewminutes'walk.johnbarsad，orsolomonpross，walkedathisside.

mr.lorryhadjustfinishedhisdinner，andwassittingbeforeacheerylittlelogortwooffire—perhapslookingintotheirblazeforthepictureofthatyoungerelderlygentlemanfromtellson's，whohadlookedintotheredcoalsattheroyalgeorgeatdover，nowagoodmanyyearsago.heturnedhisheadastheyentered，andshowedthesurprisewithwhichhesawastranger.

'misspross'sbrother，sir，'saidsydney.'mr.barsad.'

'barsad？'repeatedtheoldgentleman，'barsad？ihaveanassociationwiththename—andwiththeface.'

'itoldyouyouhadaremarkableface，mr.barsad，'observedcarton，coolly.'praysitdown.'

ashetookachairhimself，hesuppliedthelinkthatmr.lorrywanted，bysayingtohimwithafrown，'witnessatthattrial.'mr.lorryimmediatelyremembered，andregardedhisnewvisitorwithanundisguisedlookofabhorrence.

'mr.barsadhasbeenrecognisedbymissprossastheaffectionatebrotheryouhaveheardof，'saidsydney，'andhasacknowledgedtherelationship.ipasstoworsenews.darnayhasbeenarrestedagain.'

struckwithconsternation，theoldgentlemanexclaimed，'whatdoyoutellme！ilefthimsafeandfreewithinthesetwohours，andamabouttoreturntohim！'

'arrestedforallthat.whenwasitdone，mr.barsad？'

'justnow，ifatall.'

'mr.barsadisthebestauthoritypossible，sir，'saidsydney，'andihaveitfrommr.barsad'scommunicationtoafriendandbrothersheepoverabottleofwine，thatthearresthastakenplace.heleftthemessengersatthegate，andsawthemadmittedbytheporter.thereisnoearthlydoubtthatheisretaken.'

mr.lorry'sbusinesseyereadinthespeaker'sfacethatitwaslossoftimetodwelluponthepoint.confused，butsensiblethatsomethingmightdependonhispresenceofmind，hecommandedhimself，andwassilentlyattentive.

'now，itrust，'saidsydneytohim，'thatthenameandinfluenceofdoctormanettemaystandhiminasgoodsteadtomorrow—yousaidhewouldbebeforethetribunalagaintomorrow，mr.barsad？—''yes；ibelieveso.'

'—inasgoodsteadtomorrowastoday.butitmaynotbeso.iowntoyou，iamshaken，mr.lorry，bydoctormanette'snothavinghadthepowertopreventthisarrest.'

'hemaynothaveknownofitbeforehand，'saidmr.lorry.

'butthatverycircumstancewouldbealarming，whenwerememberhowidentifiedheiswithhisson-in-law.'