"A Tale of Two Cities"
by Charles Dickens

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     "Pray take a seat, sir." In a very clear and pleasant young voice; a little foreign in its accent, but a very little indeed.

     "I kiss your hand, miss," said Mr. Lorry, with the manners of an earlier date, as he made his formal bow again, and took his seat.

     "I received a letter from the Bank, sir, yesterday, informing me that some intelligence--or discovery--"

     "The word is not material, miss; either word will do."

     "--respecting the small property of my poor father, whom I never saw--so long dead--"

 

     Mr. Lorry moved in his chair, and cast a troubled look towards the hospital procession of negro cupids. As if they had any help for anybody in their absurd baskets!

     "--rendered it necessary that I should go to Paris, there to communicate with a gentleman of the Bank, so good as to be despatched to Paris for the purpose."

     "Myself."

     "As I was prepared to hear, sir."

 
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