A Tale of Two Cities, Chapter 23 요약

줄거리

1. A hungry traveler exchanges signals with the road-mender, asks directions, and sleeps until sunset.
2. The road-mender spreads whispers through the village, whose people gather expectantly near the fountain.
3. Four figures approach the chateau from different directions and start fires.
4. Villagers refuse assistance, officers give no orders, and the village lights candles as the chateau burns.
5. A crowd surrounds Monsieur Gabelle’s house, but he shelters on his roof until dawn.
6. Elsewhere, officials and rebels suffer hangings, yet the traveling fire-setters continue their work.

눈여겨볼 점

The sentence captures the refusal to defend aristocratic property. Villagers celebrate its destruction, while officers decline to order their soldiers into action.

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