A Tale of Two Cities | Book the Third, Chapter 13 Summary and Analysis

Book the Third: The Track of a Storm - Chapter 13: Fifty-two

Summary
Fifty-two prisoners are awaiting the guillotine, “From the farmer of seventy … to the seamstress of twenty.” Charles Darnay, after some deliberation, resigns himself to his fate and writes loving notes to Lucie, Dr. Manette, and Mr. Lorry; he never thinks of Sydney Carton, “never once.” He falls asleep, knowing that he is to be executed at two o’clock the next day. A little after noon, Sydney Carton comes to his cell. Carton tells Darnay he comes with a...

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