Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-08
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i5fcK EMS, NEW STORY.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.
In Three Books.

In Three Books.
BOOK THE SECoND-THE GOLDEN THREAD.
CHAPTER XVI.
STILL KNITTING.
MADAME Deiarge and Monsieur her husband
returned amicably to the bosom of Saint An
tonc while speck in Il blue cap toied
through the darkness, and through the dust,
and down the weary miles of avenue by the
way.silr, slowly tending toward that point of
thu compass where the chateau Of Monsieur the
Mlrqais, now in his grave, listened to the whls-
perin5 trees Such ample leisure had the stone
faces now for listening to the trees and to the
fountain, that the few village scarecrows who,
in their quest for herbs to eat and fragments OF
dead stick to burn, strayed within sight of the
great stone courtyard and terrace staircase,
had it borne in upon their starved fancy that
the expression of the faces was altered. ru-
NOR just lived in the vlllage-had faint e1-
istence there, as its people had-that when the
knife struck home the faces changed from faces
of pride to faces of anger and pain; also, that
when that dangling figure was hauled up forty
feet above the fountain they changed again, and
bore cruel look of being avenged, which they
would henceforth bear forever. In the stone face
over tho great window Of the bedchamber,
where the murder was done, two fine dints were
pointed out in the sculptured nose, which every
body recognized, and which nobody had seen Of
old and on the scarce occasions when two Or
three ragged peasants emerged from the crowd
to take hurried peep at Monsieur the Marquis
petrifed, q skinny finger would not have point
y ~ II f,r y minnie -befara they all started
lway among the moss and leaves, like the
I more fortunate hares, who could find living
there.
L Chateau and hut, stone faces and dangling
N figure, the red stain on the stone floor and the
pure water in the village well-thousands o.
acres Of land--a whole province of France-al
France itseli-lay under the night sky, concen
trated into faint hair breadth line. So doe'
"a whole world, with all its greatnesses and little
nesses, lie in a twinkling star. And as mer
human knowledge can split ray of light an(
analyze the manner of its composition, 80, sub
liner intellgences may read in the feeble shin
- ing of this earth of ours every thought and act
every vice and virtue, of every responsible crea
ture on it.
The Dehrges, husband and wife, came lum
boring under the starlight in their public vehi
Gle, to that gate OF Paris whereunto their jour
ney naturally tended. There was the usua
stoppage at the barrier guard-house, and tn
usual lanterns came glancing forth for the usuo
examination and inqliry. Monsieur Dclarg
alighted knowing one or two of the soldier
there, and one of the police The latter b
was intimate WITH and affectionately embraced
When Saint Antione had again cnfoldcd til
Dohrges in his dusky wings, and they, havin
finally alighted near the Saints boundaries
were picking their way on foot through tt
black mud and offal of his streets, Madame d.
ftrge spoke to her husband:
Say then, my friend, what did Jacques
tn police tell thee ? "
Very little tonight, but all he knows
There is another spy commissioned for our qua
ter Thoro may be many more for all that /
can say, but he knows Of one
a " En- well - said Madame Dcfarge, raisir
her eyebrows with cool business air. '"It
necessary to register him. How do they ca
that man." "
:" He is English
50 much the better. His name ?"
Barsad," said Defarge, making it Frent
in pronunciation. But he had been 50 care
to get it accurately, that he then spelled
with perfect correctness
Barsad," repeated madame. Good. :
Christian name?"
john"
John BArsad,' repeated madame, aft
murmuring it once to herself :" Good II
appearance; is it known?"
"Age, about forty years height, about ii
lest nine; black hair; complexion dark ge
er1lly, RATHER handsome visaga; eyes darl
face thin long, and sallow; nose aquiline, b
not straight, havinsa peculiar inclination
wards the left check ; expression, therefore 81
ister''
Eh my faith. 1t is Il portrait " said II
dame, laughing. He shall be- registered =
morrow
They turned into the winc-shop, which "
clossd (for it was mldnight), und where h
dame Defargo Immediately took her post at
N desk, counted the small moneys that had be
taken during her absence, examined the sto
went through the entries in the book, mt
other entries of her own. checked the servil
man in every possible way, and finally disnlis
him to bed. Then she turned out the contc
OF the bowl Of money for the second time, d