第124章BOOKTHETHIRD：THETRACKOFASTORM(39)

第124章bookthethird：thetrackofastorm(39)

'hah！manysufferwithit.lucie.hisdaughter.french.whichisshe？'

thisisshe.

'apparentlyitmustbe.lucie，thewifeofevremonde；isitnot？'

itis.

'hah！evremondehasanassignationelsewhere.lucie，herchild.english.thisisshe？'

sheandnoother.

'kissme，childofevremonde.now，thouhastkissedagoodrepublican；somethingnewinthyfamily；rememberit？sydneycarton.advocate.english.whichishe？'

helieshereinthiscornerofthecarriage.he，too，ispointedout.

'apparentlytheenglishadvocateisinaswoon？'

itishopedhewillrecoverinthefresherair.itisrepresentedthatheisnotinstronghealth，andhasseparatedsadlyfromafriendwhoisunderthedispleasureoftherepublic.

'isthatall？itisnotagreatdealthat！manyareunderthedispleasureoftherepublic，andmustlookoutatthelittlewindow.jarvislorry.banker.english.whichishe？'

'iamhe.necessarily，beingthelast.'

itisjarvislorrywhohasrepliedtoallthepreviousquestions.itisjarvislorrywhohasalightedandstandswithhishandonthecoachdoor，replyingtoagroupofofficials.theyleisurelywalkroundthecarriageandleisurelymountthebox，tolookatwhatlittleageitcarriesontheroof；thecountry-peoplehangingabout，pressnearertothecoachdoorsandgreedilystarein；alittlechild，carriedbyitsmother，hasitsshortarmheldoutforit，thatitmaytouchthewifeofanaristocratwhohasgonetotheguillotine.

'beholdyourpapers，jarvislorry，counter-signed.'

'onecandepart，citizen？'

'onecandepart.forward，mypostilions！agoodjourney！'

'isaluteyou，citizens.—andthefirstdangerpassed！'

theseareagainthewordsofjarvislorry，asheclaspshishands，andlooksupward.thereisterrorinthecarriage，thereisweeping，thereistheheavybreathingoftheinsensibletraveller.

'arewenotgoingtooslowly？cantheynotbeinducedtogofaster？'askslucie，clingingtotheoldman.

'itwouldseemlikeflight，mydarling.imustnoturgethemtoomuch；itwouldrousesuspicion.'

'lookback，lookback，andseeifwearepursued！'

'theroadisclearmydearest.sofar，wearenotpursued.'

housesintwosandthreespassbyus，solitaryfarms，ruinousbuildings，dye-works，tanneries，andthelike.opencountry，avenuesofleaflesstrees.thehardunevenpavementisunderus，thesoftdeepmudisoneitherside.sometimes，westrikeintotheskirtingmud.toavoidthestonesthatclatterusandshakeus；sometimeswestickinrutsandsloughsthere.theagonyofourimpatienceisthensogreat，thatinourwildalarmandhurryweareforgettingoutandrunning—hiding—doinganythingbutstopping.

outoftheopencountry，inagainamongruinousbuildings，solitaryfarms，dye-works，tanneries，andthelike，cottagesintwosandthrees，avenuesofleaflesstrees.havethesemendeceivedus，andtakenusbackbyanotherroad？isnotthisthesameplacetwiceover？thankheaven，no.avillage.lookback，lookback，andseeifwearepursued！hush！theposting-house.

leisurely，ourfourhorsesaretakenout；leisurely，thecoachstandsinthelittlestreet，bereftofhorses，andwithnolikelihooduponitofevermovingagain；leisurely，thenewhorsescomeintovisibleexistence，onebyone；leisurely，thenewpostilionsfollow，suckingandplaitingthelashesoftheirwhips；leisurely，theoldpostilionscounttheirmoney，makewrongadditions，andarriveatdissatisfiedresults.allthetime，ouroverfraughtheartsarebeatingataratethatwouldfaroutstripthefastestgallopofthefastesthorseseverfoaled.

atlengththenewpostilionsareintheirsaddles，andtheoldareleftbehind.wearethroughthevillage，upthehill，anddownthehill，andonthelowwaterygrounds.suddenlythepostilionsexchangespeechwithanimatedgesticulations，andthehorsesarepulledup，almostontheirhaunches.wearepursued？'ho！withinthecarriagethere.speakthen！'

'whatisit？'asksmr.lorry，lookingoutatwindow.

'howmanydidtheysay？'

'idonotunderstandyou.'

'atthelastpost.howmanytotheguillotinetoday？'

'fifty-two.'

'isaidso！abravenumber！myfellow-citizenherewouldhaveitforty-two；tenmoreheadsareworthhaving.theguillotinegoeshandsomely.iloveit.hiforward.whoop！'

thenightcomesondark.hemovesmore；heisbeginningtorevive，andtospeakintelligibly；hethinkstheyarestilltogether；heaskshim，byhisname，whathehasinhishand.opityus，kindheaven，andhelpus！lookout，lookout，andseeifwearepursued.

thewindisrushingafterus，andthecloudsareflyingafterus，andthemoonisplungingafterus，andthewholewildnightisinpursuitofus，but，sofar，wearepursuedbynothingelse.

xliv.theknittingdone

inthatsamejunctureoftimewhenthefifty-twoawaitedtheirfate，madamedefargehelddarklyominouscouncilwiththevengeanceandjacquesthreeoftherevolutionaryjury.notinthewine-shopdidmadamedefargeconferwiththeseministers，butintheshedofthewood-sawyer，erstamenderofroads.thesawyerhimselfdidnotparticipateintheconference，butabidedatalittledistance，likeanoutersatellitewhowasnottospeakuntilrequired，ortoofferanopinionuntilinvited.

'butourdefarge，'saidjacquesthree，'isundoubtedlyagoodrepublican？eh？'

'thereisnobetter，'thevolublevengeanceprotestedinhershrillnotes，'infrance.'

'peace，littlevengeance，'saidmadamedefarge，layingherhandwithaslightfrownonherlieutenant'slips，'hearmespeak.myhusband，fellow-citizen，isagoodrepublicanandaboldman；hehasdeservedwelloftherepublic，andpossessesitsconfidence.butmyhusbandhashisweaknesses，andheissoweakastorelenttowardsthisdoctor.'

'itisagreatpity，'croakedjacquesthree，dubiouslyshakinghishead，withhiscruelfingersathishungrymouth；'itisnotquitelikeagoodcitizen；itisathingtoregret.'