A Tale of Two Cities | Book the Second, Chapter 9 Summary and Analysis

Book the Second: The Golden Thread - Chapter 9: The Gorgon's Head

Summary
The Marquis’ chateau is said to be made of stone “as if the Gorgon’s head had surveyed it.” The Marquis sits down to dinner; he thinks he hears something outside, but a servant assures him that it is nothing. The Marquis’ nephew finally arrives; he is indeed Charles Darnay. Darnay and his uncle have a strained relationship. Darnay feels that the family name is detested all over France. His uncle replies, “Detestation of the high is the involuntary...

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