Book the Second: CHAPTER V. The Jackal
Contains spoilers
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Summary
- - Sydney Carton and Mr. Stryver discuss the day’s court proceedings
- - Stryver laments Carton's moodiness, noting that it has been like this since school days
- - Carton claims he has no other choice but to live his life “in rust and repose”
- - Stryver turns the conversation to Lucie, praising her beauty
- - Carton dismisses her as a “golden-haired doll,” but Stryver wonders about Carton’s true feelings for her