Chapter 4&5 (A tale of two cities)

What was Charles Darnay accused of?

• He was accused of being a spy who collected information about the English Army for the benefit of France.

• They were John Barsad, Roger Cly, Mr. Lorry, Dr. Manette, Lucie Manette and a sixth witness.

• It was at the Old Bailey Court in London

• He advised him to try to use his talents better and to care for people in order to find friends around him.

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Who were the witnesses?

• He was accused of being a spy who collected information about the English Army for the benefit of France.

• They were John Barsad, Roger Cly, Mr. Lorry, Dr. Manette, Lucie Manette and a sixth witness.

• Sydney Carton said this to Darnay in the tavern after the trial. Carton envied Darnay for the many friends who cared for him. He also envied him when he noticed that Lucie cried and felt pity for him.

• Carton said this to Darnay in the tavern after the trial. He confessed that he never cared for anyone and no one seemed to care for him.

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How was Sydney Carton’s presence at the Court of great importance?

• He was completely recovered. He lived peacefully in a small house with his beloved daughter and devoted maid. He returned to practicing his old job again.

• Carton said this to Darnay in the tavern after the trial. He confessed that he never cared for anyone and no one seemed to care for him.

• Sydney Carton said this to Darnay in the tavern after the trial. Carton envied Darnay for the many friends who cared for him. He also envied him when he noticed that Lucie cried and felt pity for him.

• Sydney Carton — the assistant of the lawyer — looked exactly the same as Charles Darnay. This helped Mr. Stryver spoil the witness of the sixth witness, who was confused and couldn't tell which one of the two young men met the two people and exchanged the information with.

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.(Mr. Stryver was the mouth that voiced Carton’s intelligence.) Explain

• He advised him to try to use his talents better and to care for people in order to find friends around him.

   

• Sydney Carton said this to Darnay in the tavern after the trial. Carton envied Darnay for the many friends who cared for him. He also envied him when he noticed that Lucie cried and felt pity for him.

• Carton said this to Darnay in the tavern after the trial. He confessed that he never cared for anyone and no one seemed to care for him.

• That's right. Stryver was a popular and successful attorney, but it was all because of Carton’s intelligence. All the success that Stryver had at the courtrooms came about as a result of his evenings’ work with Carton, whose brilliant mind solved many of Stryver's cases.

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How was Dr. Mannette’s new life in London?

• He was Miss Pross’s brother. He had taken all of his sister’s belongings years ago and left her in poverty.

• Miss Pross said this to Mr. Lorry when she was complaining about the visits of Mr. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton to Lucie. She felt that they weren't worthy of her.

• He was completely recovered. He lived peacefully in a small house with his beloved daughter and devoted maid. He returned to practicing his old job again.

• Mr. Lorry said this to Miss Pross when he noticed that Dr. Mannette still kept the shoemaking tools in his bed room. These things might always remind him of his miserable life in prison.

   

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“I was just wondering why the doctor still keeps those things. “Comment

• Mr. Lorry said this to Miss Pross when he noticed that Dr. Mannette still kept the shoemaking tools in his bed room. These things might always remind him of his miserable life in prison.

• Charles Darnay's story about the hidden message of the prisoner caused Dr. Mannette a moment of terror because it reminded him of what he himself had done while he was in prison eighteen years before.

• When he was in prison he learned something very curious. Some workers found the ashes of a paper written by some unknown prisoner while they were doing some repairs in a prison cell.

• When he was in prison he learned something very curious. Some workers found the ashes of a paper written by some unknown prisoner while they were doing some repairs in a prison cell.

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Who was Solomon? What mistake had he done?

• That was Dr. Manette's answer when Defarge asked him about his name. That was the number of his solitary cell in which he had been imprisoned for 18 years. This was the name he got used to hearing for 18 years that he forgot his own name.

• He was accused of being a spy who collected information about the English Army for the benefit of France.

• It was at the Old Bailey Court in London

• He was Miss Pross’s brother. He had taken all of his sister’s belongings years ago and left her in poverty.

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