A Tale of Two Cities: resumen de Chapter 17
Chapter 17 de 45 · Book 2: The Golden Thread · 8 min para leer el chapter
In Chapter 17, Lucie spends the evening before her wedding with Doctor Manette, who assures her that marriage strengthens rather than threatens their happiness and describes his thoughts during imprisonment. Their conversation joins her present devotion to his imagined daughter, while her nighttime visit shows both his outward calm and her continuing concern.
Qué sucede
- Beneath the plane tree, Lucie asks her father whether her marriage can leave their bond unchanged.
- Doctor Manette assures her that her happiness brings him relief from fears that his suffering might restrict her life.
- He recalls watching the moon in prison and imagining a child who either forgets him or lovingly remembers him.
- He blesses Lucie, and they return indoors, where he enjoys supper and drinks affectionately to Charles.
- At three in the morning, Lucie visits her sleeping father, kisses him, and prays to remain faithful to him.
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Doctor Manette answers Lucie’s fear that marriage betrays her devotion. His reassurance makes her independent happiness part of his own recovery.
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What arrangement allows Lucie’s marriage without a change of residence?
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