Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-07-14

business appearances, you would be amused,
Mr.. Darnay"
"Mr. Lony reddened, and said, warmly,
@ You have mentioned that before, sir We
men Of business who serve House, are not our
own masters. We have to think of the House,
more than of ourselves"
Iknow, l know" rejoined Mr.. Carton, care.
essly. "Don't be nettled, Mr.. Lorry. You
are as good as another, nave no doubt; better,
| daresay"
"And indeed, sir, pursued Mr.. Lorry, not
mindlng him, :. really don't know what you
have to do with the matter. If you'll excuse
me, asnery much your elder, for saying SO, II
reall rs ruosv that,t Is your business" 4
ess Bless you have no business,
Carton.
"It is pity you have not, sir.'
g / think so too ~
"Ii you had, pursued Mr.. Lorry, perhaps
you would attend to it,
Lord love you, mol shouldn t." said
Mr.. Carton.
"Well, sir ! " cried Mr.. Lorry, thoroughly
heated by his indifference, " business is very
good thing, and very respectable thing. And
sir, if business imposes its restraints and its
silences and its impediments, Mr.. Darnay, as a
young gentleman of generosity, knows how to
make allowance for that circumstance. Mr.
Darnay good night, God bless you, sir
hope you have this day preserved for a prosper
ous and happy life. Chair there "
Perhaps a little angry with himself, as well
as with the barrister, Mr.. Lorry hustled into
the chair, and was carried off to Tellson's.
Carton, who smclt of port wine, and did not
appear to be quite sober, laughed then, and
turned to Darnay;
"This is strong chance that throws you and
me together. This must be strange night to
you, standing alone here with your counter
part, on the street stoncs?"
81 hardly seem yet returned Charles Oar
nay, g to belong to this world again
81 don't wonder at it It'll not so long since
you were pretty far advanced on your way to
another. You speak family"
IT begin to think am faint
"Then why don't you dine? | dined my
self, while those numskulls were celebrating
which world you should belong to-this, or
some other. Let me show you the nearest
tavern to dine well at"
Drawing his arm through his own, he took
II l.. 1 l..
up a covered way into tavern. Htto they
were shown into little room, where Charles
Darney was soon recruiting his strength with
good plain dinner and good wine while Car
ton sat opposite to him at the same table, with
his separate bottle of port before him, and his
fully balf-insolent manner upon him.
"Do you feel, yet that you belong to this ter
restrial scheme again, Mr.. Darney?"
"a am frightfully confused regarding time
and place but I am so far mended as to feel
that"
1t must be an immense satisfaction /! ~
He said it bitterly, and filled up his glass
again which was large one.
forget that belong to it. 1t has no good in it
for me--except wine like this--nor for it. So
we arc not much alike in that particular. In
deed, begin TO think we are not much alike in
any particular. you and L.
Confused by the emotion of the day, and
feeling his being there with this Double of
coarse department, to be like u dream, Charles
Darney was at IL loss how to answer finally
answered not at all
Now your dinner is done" Carton present
ly said 9 who don't yon call health, Mr..
Darney why don't you give your toast =? -
"W hat health? What toast? -
"Why, it's on the tip of your.tonguc 1t
ought to be, it must be, | II swear it's there -
" Miss Manette, then y
Miss Manctte, then "
Looking his companion full in the face while
he drank the toasts Carton flung his glass over
his shoulder against the wall, where it shivered
to pieces then, rang the bell and ordered an
other.
, "That's fair young lady to hand to a coach
in The dark, Mr.. Darney!" he said filling his
new a Yet.
A slight frown and laconic " Yes, was tht
r answer.
That's II fair young lady to be pitied BY
, ard wept for by! How does it feel Is il
worth being tried for ones life to be the obiec
of such sympathy and compassion, Mr.. Dar
iney.'
Again narncy answered not word.
: " She was nightly pleased to have you
message, when gave it her Not that sh
showed she was pleased, but Isuppose she was.
$ The aluson served as a timely reminder t.
Darney that this disagrecable companion had
of his own free will assisted him in the strai
of the day. lie turned the dialogue to tha
e point, and thanked him for it.
- neither want any thanks, nor merit any,
. was the careless rejoinder. 1t was nothing t
+ do, in the first place; and don't know why
did it, in the second. Mr.. Darney, let me as
you question.
/ : Willingly, and small return for yourgoo
}, Offices. "
1t Do you think | particularly like you?"
e " Really, Mr.. CARTON returned the othe
d oddly Disconnected, " have not asked myse
e the question"
o E" But ask yourself the question now
n g You have acted as if you do !; but don
think you do
y ~ don't think do, said Carton. 81 b
gin to have very good opinion of your unde
'f standing"
} Nevertheless, pursued Darnay, rising
d ring the bell, 6 there is nothing IN that, hop
to prevent my calling the reckoning, and o.
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