A Tale of Two Cities, Book 2: The Golden Thread, Chapter 2 summary
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In Chapter 2, Jerry Cruncher carries a note to Mr. Lorry at the Old Bailey and watches Charles Darnay face a charge of treason for allegedly passing military information to France. The crowd eagerly anticipates a brutal execution, while a distressed young woman and her father are identified as witnesses against the prisoner.
What happens
- An elderly clerk sends Jerry to the Old Bailey with a note and instructions to remain available to Mr. Lorry.
- Jerry objects to mutilation as punishment, but the clerk insists that he respect the law.
- Inside the courtroom, Jerry signals Mr. Lorry and hears a spectator confidently predict the prisoner's conviction.
- Charles Darnay enters calmly as spectators strain to see the man accused of supplying France with military information.
- Darnay notices a young woman and her father, and his changed expression draws the crowd's attention toward them.
- Jerry learns that the pair are witnesses against Darnay as the Attorney-General rises to speak.
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