30 март 1791 г. - Summary

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In 1757, a pair of brothers, one the Marquis Evrémonde (Darnay’s father) and the other the next in line to be Marquis (Darnay’s uncle, the man who ran over the child with his carriage in Book the Second, Chapter 7), ordered Doctor Manette to care for a young peasant woman, who was dying of a fever, and her brother, who was dying of a stab wound.

The Marquis’ brother had raped the young woman, killed her husband, and stabbed her brother, who died quickly, and cursed the families bloodline. Although the woman was still alive, Manette failed to save her life.

The next day a kind woman—the Marquis’ wife and Darnay’s mother—came to Manette’s door. Having heard about the horrible things done to the peasant girl and her family, she offers to help the girl’s sister, who was hidden away so the Marquis could not find her. Unfortunately, Manette does not know the sister’s whereabouts. He writes a letter to the courthouse detailing the event.

Doctor Manette then personally delivered the letter and that night was kidnapped and secretly jailed by the Evrémonde brothers, who had seen his letter. At the end of his narrative, the Doctor denounced the Evrémonde family.

the jury sentences Darnay to death, to pay for the sins of his father and uncle.

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