A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

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A Tale of Two Cities: Book the Third, Chapters 2 and 3 Summary and Analysis


Book the Third: The Track of a Storm

Chapter 2: The Grindstone

Chapter 3: The Shadow

Summary
Tellson’s Bank in France is in the house of a member of the nobility. The house has been seized by the newly formed republic and marked by the tricolor flag. There is a grindstone within the gates of the house. Mr. Lorry says, “Thank God that no one near and dear to me is in this dreadful town tonight.”

Just as he says this, Dr. Manette and Lucie show up. They tell him that...

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