The Revolution spreads to the countryside and the chateau is burned to the ground. Despite the pleas from the servants at the chateau, the local villagers burn it down and they threaten Gabelle, the village officer. A further three years pass and the French Revolution have successfully removed the ruling classes. Many of the French aristocracy have fled to England and Tellson’s Bank is the main source for obtaining information from France. A letter addressed to the Marquis St. Evremonde surfaces and Darnay learns of this. He reads the letter and it has come from Gabelle who has been imprisoned. Darnay feels guilty about Gabelle’s imprisonment and decides to respond to his pleas for help. He believes that he can reason with the Revolutionary forces and decides to depart for France alone. He is unaware of the dangers he will face and that he appears on Mme. Defarge’s register. He believes he will be treated as a common man. He arranges for a letter to go to Lucie and her father explaining the situation.
Questions and discussions
Compare between Tellson’s bank befor and after the revolution.
The parcels would come and go easily as in business-like old England, but after the revolution everything is stopped.
Why did Mr Lorry decide to take Jerry with him in his journey to Paris?
Jerry has been his bodyguard on Sunday nights for a long tome past and Mr Lorry was used to him. Nobody will suspect Jerry of being anything but an English bulldog or to have any thought in his head exept to defend his master.
What was the letter form?
The letter which Darney received was from Gabelle , the old servant to Darney.
What has encouraged Darney to travel to Paris?
The urgent letter which sent by Gabelle and the danger in which a good , old sevant found himself , whose only crime was faithfulness to himself and his family.
Why did Darney decide that neither Lucie nor her father must know that he will go to Paris until he was gone?
He thought that Lucie should be spared the pain of seperation and her father, always reluctant to turn his thoughts towards the dangerous ground of old.