A Tale of Two Cities, Chapter 20 — streszczenie

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1. Sydney Carton congratulates the newlyweds soon after their return and draws Charles Darnay aside for a private conversation.
2. Carton asks Charles to forget his drunken remarks and dismisses his own earlier service as professional performance.
3. Charles grants Carton permission to visit occasionally, and they shake hands.
4. That evening, Charles describes Carton as careless and reckless before the household.
5. In private, Lucie asks Charles to respect Carton’s wounded heart and treat his faults generously.
6. Charles accepts her appeal and promises to remember the contrast between their happiness and Carton’s misery.

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Lucie makes their happiness a reason for kindness, not superiority. Her appeal changes how Charles understands his responsibility toward Carton.

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