第83章BOOKTHESECOND：THEGOLDENTHREAD(66)

第83章bookthesecond：thegoldenthread(66)

'infectedwiththenewdoctrines，'saidathird，eyeingthedirectionthroughhisglassinpassing；'sethimselfinoppositiontothelastmarquis，abandonedtheestateswhenheinheritedthem，andleftthemtotheruffianherd.theywillrecompensehimnow，ihope，ashedeserves.'

'hey？'criedtheblatantstryver.'didhethough？isthatthesortoffellow？letuslookathisinfamousname.d—nthefellow！'

darnay，unabletorestrainhimselfanylonger，touchedmr.stryverontheshoulder，andsaid：'iknowthefellow.'

'doyou，byjupiter？'saidstryver.'iamsorryforit.'

'why？'

'why，mr.darnay？d'yehearwhathedid？don'taskwhy，inthesetimes.'

'butidoaskwhy？'

'thenitellyouagain，mr.darnay，iamsorryforit.iamsorrytohearyouputtinganysuchextraordinaryquestions.hereisafellowwho，infectedbythemostpestilentandblasphemouscodeofdevilrythateverwasknown，abandonedhispropertytothevilestscumoftheearththateverdidmurderbywholesale，andyouaskmewhyiamsorrythatamanwhoinstructsyouthknowshim？well，buti'llansweryou.iamsorrybecauseibelievethereiscontaminationinsuchascoundrel.that'swhy.'

mindfulofthesecret，darnaywithgreatdifficultycheckedhimself，andsaid：'youmaynotunderstandthegentleman.'

'iunderstandhowtoputyouinacorner，mr.darnay，'saidbullystryver，'andi'lldoit.ifthisfellowisagentleman，idon'tunderstandhim.youmaytellhimso，withmycompliments.youmayalsotellhim，fromme，thatafterabandoninghisworldlygoodsandpositiontothisbutcherlymob，iwonderheisnotattheheadofthem.but，no，gentlemen，'saidstryver，lookingallround，andsnappinghisfingers，'iknowsomethingofhumannature，anditellyouthatyou'llneverfindafellowlikethisfellow，trustinghimselftothemerciesofsuchpreciousproteges.no，gentlemen；he'llalwaysshow'emacleanpairofheelsveryearlyinthescuffle，andsneakaway.'

withthesewordsandafinalsnapofhisfingers，mr.stryvershoulderedhimselfintofleetstreet，amidstthegeneralapprobationofhishearers.mr.lorryandcharlesdarnaywereleftaloneatthedeskinthegeneraldeparturefromthebank.

'willyoutakechargeoftheletter？'saidmr.lorry.'youknowwheretodeliverit？'

'ido.'

'willyouundertaketoexplain，thatwesupposeittohavebeenaddressedhere，onthechanceofourknowingwheretoforwardit，andthatithasbeenheresometime？'

'iwilldoso.doyoustartforparisfromhere？'

'fromhere，ateight.'

'iwillcomebacktoseeyouoff.'

veryillateasewithhimself，andwithstryverandmostothermen，darnaymadethebestofhiswayintothequietofthetemple，openedtheletterandreadit.thesewereitscontents：

'prisonoftheabbaye，paris.

'june21，1792.

'afterhavinglongbeenindangerofmylifeatthehandsofthevillage，ihavebeenseized，withgreatviolenceandindignity，andbroughtalongjourneyonfoottoparis.ontheroadihavesufferedagreatdeal.noristhatall；myhousehasbeendestroyed—razedtotheground.

'thecrimeforwhichiamimprisoned，monsieurheretoforethemarquis，andforwhichishallbesummonedbeforethetribunal，andshalllosemylife（withoutyoursogeneroushelp），is，theytellme，treasonagainstthemajestyofthepeople，inthatihaveactedagainstthemforanemigrant.itisinvainirepresentthatihaveactedforthem，andnotagainst，accordingtoyourcommands.itisinvainirepresentthat，beforethesequestrationofemigrantproperty，ihaveremittedtheimpoststheyhaveceasedtopay；thatihadcollectednorent；thatihadhadrecoursetonoprocess.theonlyresponseis，thatihaveactedforanemigrant，andwhereisthatemigrant？

'ah！mostgraciousmonsieurheretoforethemarquis，whereisthatemigrant？icryinmysleepwhereishe？idemandofheaven，willhenotcometodeliverme？noanswer.ahmonsieurheretoforethemarquis，isendmydesolatecryacrossthesea，hopingitmayperhapsreachyourearsthroughthegreatbankoftilsonknownatparis！

'fortheloveofheaven，ofjustice，ofgenerosity，ofthehonourofyournoblename，isupplicateyou，monsieurheretoforethemarquis，toourandreleaseme.myfaultis，thatihavebeentruetoyou.ohmonsieurheretoforethemarquis，iprayyoubeyoutruetome！

'fromthisprisonhereofhorror，whenceieveryhourtendnearerandnearertodestruction，isendyou，monsieurheretoforethemarquis，theassuranceofmydolorousandunhappyservice.

'yourafflicted，'gabelle'

thelatentuneasinessindarnay'smindwasrousedtovigorouslifebythisletter.theperilofanoldservantandagoodone，whoseonlycrimewasfidelitytohimselfandhisfamily，staredhimsoreproachfullyintheface，that，ashewalkedtoandfrointhetempleconsideringwhattodo，healmosthidhisfacefromthepassers-by.

heknewverywell，thatinhishorrorofthedeedwhichhadculminatedthebaddeedsandbadreputationoftheoldfamilyhouse，inhisresentfulsuspicionsofhisuncle，andintheaversionwithwhichhisconscienceregardedthecrumblingfabricthathewassupposedtouphold，hehadactedimperfectly.heknewverywell，thatinhisloveforlucie，hisrenunciationofhissocialplace，thoughbynomeansnewtohisownmind，hadbeenhurriedandincomplete.heknewthatheoughttohavesystematicallyworkeditoutandsupervisedit，andthathehadmeanttodoit，andthatithadneverbeendone.