第84章BOOKTHESECOND：THEGOLDENTHREAD(67)

第84章bookthesecond：thegoldenthread(67)

thehappinessofhisownchosenenglishhome，thenecessityofbeingalwaysactivelyemployed，theswiftchangesandtroublesofthetimewhichhadfollowedononeanothersofast，thattheeventsofthisweekannihilatedtheimmatureplansoflastweek，andtheeventsoftheweekfollowingmadeallnewagain；heknewverywell，thattotheforceofthesecircumstanceshehadyielded：—notwithoutdisquiet，butstillwithoutcontinuousandaccumulatingresistance.thathehadwatchedthetimesforatimeofaction，andthattheyhadshiftedandleduntilthetimehadgoneby，andthenobilityweretroopingfromfrancebyeveryhighwayandbyway，andtheirpropertywasincourseofconfiscationanddestruction，andtheirverynameswereblottingout，wasaswellknowntohimselfasitcouldbetoanynewauthorityinfrancethatmightimpeachhimforit.

but，hehadoppressednoman，hehadimprisonednoman；hewassofarfromhavingharshlyexactedpaymentofhisdues，thathehadrelinquishedthemofhisownwill，thrownhimselfonaworldwithnofavourinit，wonhisownprivateplacethere，andearnedhisownbread.monsieurgabellehadheldtheimpoverishedandinvolvedestateonwritteninstructions，tosparethepeople，togivethemwhatlittletherewastogive—suchfuelastheheavycreditorswouldletthemhaveinthewinter，andsuchproduceascouldbesavedfromthesamegripinthesummer—andnodoubthehadputthefactinpleaandproof，forhisownsafety，sothatitcouldnotbutappearnow.

thisfavouredthedesperateresolutioncharlesdarnayhadbeguntomake，thathewouldgotoparis.

yes.likethemarinerintheoldstory，thewindsandstreamshaddrivenhimwithintheinfluenceoftheloadstonerock，anditwasdrawinghimtoitself，andhemustgo.everythingthatarosebeforehisminddriftedhimon，fasterandfaster，moreandmoresteadily，totheterribleattraction.hislatentuneasinesshadbeen，thatbadaimswerebeingworkedoutinhisownunhappylandbybadinstruments，andthathewhocouldnotfailtoknowthathewasbetterthanthey，wasnotthere，tryingtodosomethingtostaybloodshed，andasserttheclaimsofmercyandhumanity.withthisuneasinesshalfstifled，andhalfreproachinghim，hehadbeenbroughttothepointedcomparisonofhimselfwiththebraveoldgentlemaninwhomdutywassostrong；uponthatcomparison（injurioustohimself）hadinstantlyfollowedthesneersofmonseigneur，whichhadstunghimbitterly，andthoseofstryver，whichaboveallwerecoarseandgalling，foroldreasons.uponthose，hadfollowedgabelle'sletter：theappealofaninnocentprisoner，indangerofdeath，tohisjustice，honour，andgoodname.

hisresolutionwasmade.hemustgotoparis.

yes.theloadstonerockwasdrawinghim，andhemustsailon，untilhestruck.heknewofnorock；hesawhardlyanydanger.theintentionwithwhichhehaddonewhathehaddone，evenalthoughhehadleftitincomplete，presenteditbeforehiminanaspectthatwouldbegratefullyacknowledgedinfranceonhispresentinghimselftoassertit.then，thatgloriousvisionofdoinggood，whichissooftenthesanguinemirageofsomanygoodminds，arosebeforehim，andheevensawhimselfintheillusionwithsomeinfluencetoguidethisragingrevolutionthatwasrunningsofearfullywild.