[Masterpiece Les Miserables] Paris Sparks

Ramona didn't know how worried Caton was at the moment—he had wandered, lost, and struggled, and he came to Paris with the feeling of dying, but a chance told him that perhaps all of this could be avoided.It was just because the girl's blond hair reminded him of Lucy, he kindly helped her, and the girl confided such a big secret to him with a casual sentence!With this secret in hand, maybe Charles Darnay doesn't have to be taken away from Lucy anymore, maybe he has a way to protect this happy and kind family.

However, what kind of price is needed!He would not spare his own life.What he has to do now is to deceive an innocent and innocent girl, take advantage of her curiosity - he doesn't know that Ramona has fallen in love with him - use her ignorant and fearless impulse to deceive the key Evidence that can save lives.Will the Defarges know of this?If he knew, he pushed her into the fire pit with his own hands!What kind of life will she live in the future?

No.Caton tried to convince himself that she was the daughter of the Defarges after all.No matter how hard-hearted the couple were, no one would really have the heart to be too cruel to their daughter.What's more, Ramona should also have the wisdom to protect herself. Maybe she dare not tell the truth, then it would be great, they can return to London together, and the Defarges, who have only been thwarted in a plot, can still go on as usual. Live as usual.At any rate, that was the future, and Charles Darnay had literally been in prison for a year and three months, and the second arrest was imminent!Could he see the collapse of Lucy's family because of the risks in the future?Does he have the right to cheat an innocent teenage girl for saving his best friend?

This matter may also be risky. Perhaps Ramona herself participated in the conspiracy of her parents. Look at the indifference she gave when she talked about the beheading of the prisoners, as if the lives of those people were not life at all!That kind of cruelty is not something every girl possesses.However, this risk is negligible, he has done nothing, if Ramona wants to inform, she can only sue him, and there is no certainty of winning the lawsuit, and the Darneys will not be involved.But if she reacts later and tells her parents about it——so, hurry up, act quickly, and once you get the letter, immediately notify the Darney family to leave, the sooner the better!

And himself—he didn't know.Maybe he will stay, maybe he dare not stay.The Defarges would show mercy to their own daughter, but not to him.Caton was thinking about this in a mess, but his movements never stopped.As soon as Ramona got into the back kitchen, he immediately turned his head to look around. Seeing that the street was empty, he dashed to the counter.There was a stack of white paper used for accounting, the corners were stained black and yellow by oily smoke and dirt, and some were stained with wine.Carton quickly took out a piece of paper with some writing on it, and took out two pieces of white paper that looked the oldest from the bottom, folded them into small pieces, and stuffed them into his cuffs.

He had just finished all this when Ramona came out from behind, waving a small box in her hand: "Look! Mr. Carton!"

She leaned over to Caton and greeted him with a smile to hide in the corner of the room together, her eyes sparkled with the kind of excitement that teenagers often have for mischief.He passed as promised.Ramona closed the door halfway so that people passing in the street could not see the corner where they were hiding.

Ramona opened the small box, and there were only a few old sheets of paper with yellow-black edges.She carefully took out the brittle paper, flattened it, and read softly: "I, the unfortunate doctor Alexandre Manette..."

She stopped. "Why!" she said softly, "So he's still his father-in-law!"

The girl, who was innocent enough to be almost cruel, let out a heartless giggle, thinking it was very funny.As for Caton, nothing can describe the impact Caton received at this moment.how!It turned out that it was Dr. Manette who revealed all this, that respectable doctor!This letter in his own hand will guillotine Charles Darnay!His heart was greatly shaken.If this really happened, what would Charles be like, what would Lucy be like, and what kind of blow would this tragedy bring to the old man!At this moment he made up his mind.Maybe Ramona will be punished by her parents, but that will not surpass the tragedy of the Darney family.

"What's the matter with you?" asked Ramona. "Aren't you reading with me?"

Carton came back to his senses. "No, my eyesight is not very good, and I read slowly." He said softly, "You should read first."

Unsuspecting, the girl continued to look, and now and then she read aloud: "December [-]...the patient was a very beautiful woman...a dying boy...the woman had a sister alive...Aye Lord Fremond..."

She lost her faith. "What!" she said softly, "So that Evremond did such a beastly thing! If you kill him, you deserve it!"

"It's too small for me to read, but I heard you read it up to [-]," said Carton. "The prisoner was a boy then, wasn't he?"

"Never mind!" said Ramona. "The father is dead, and the son must pay his debt!"

To be fair, it can't be her fault.Ramona was the child of the Defarges.Since she was a child, all the people she came into contact with have made her naturally form this kind of cold and cruel concept, this kind of long-standing ice, even the flame of love cannot be melted in a moment.

But these words made Caton's heart cold beyond words.How could a sweet and charming young girl be so heartless in her heart!What little pity he had for the girl was quenched by this cruel remark. "Please forgive me." He said and took the letter paper, "My eyesight is not very good."

He looked up for a moment, as if searching for a light source.A half candle was lit on the counter behind, emitting a faint light, so Carton turned his back and read by candlelight.Ramona looked at the movement on the street, but she didn't dare to get closer, so Caton's back blocked all the movements in front of him.

After a while, he finished reading the letter, refolded the thin paper into small squares, and put it in a small iron box.In the process, he had replaced the letter paper with the old paper that had been written on, without Ramona noticing.She was only worried about when her parents would come back, watched him finish reading the letter, and hurriedly snatched back the small box, without thinking about checking it, and ran to the back.

When she came out, Caton was gone.

ah!Where did he go?The poor girl stood in the middle of the empty room, looking around as if in a dream.Is there such a person?Why did he disappear in the blink of an eye without even saying goodbye?She reached into her bosom, and touched the two ribbons that she treasured in her bosom.So it's not a dream, but what about the handsome gentleman who fell from the sky?

When Ramona was puzzled, Carton had already made three steps and two steps, and rushed to the remote alley where Lucy temporarily lived.The alley and Defarge's tavern were not far away, and under Caton's eager mood at this time, the road seemed closer.There was no one on the street, he seemed to be wearing the boots of Hermes, and in the blink of an eye, he had already jumped up the narrow stairs and knocked on the door of Lucy's house panting.

At this moment Miss Pross and Mr. Cruncher were going out with their baskets to do their shopping.Lucy trembled involuntarily at the sound of footsteps on the stairs, and Miss Pross opened the door menacingly.She was ready to fight this inappropriate visitor, verbally or physically, but as soon as she saw the name of the knocker, she cried out: "Oh, Mr. Carton!"

"Sidney!" cried Charles and Lucy, and the doctor and Mr. Lorry rose in surprise.Sidney Carton strode past Miss Pross, reached into his arms, and took out a small piece of blackened and yellowed paper folded into a square.When Dr. Manette saw the piece of paper, his face immediately turned white, and his whole body trembled.Caton walked to the fire, threw the paper into the flames, and watched it burn to ashes.Among the people present, probably only the doctor's gaze could be more focused than his.The others, on the other hand, looked back and forth between the two of them with puzzled and puzzled eyes.

"You frighten me, Mr. Carton!" began Lucy. "Why are you so serious? So pale? Aren't you glad for us?"

Her voice brought Caton back from his thoughts. "Excuse me!" he said, turning to them. "Excuse me for my rudeness, but there is not much time to explain. Go, or should I say, run! The Defarges intend to denounce you a second time." , God bless, let me accidentally know their conspiracy, the evidence has just been reduced to ashes before your eyes, but it is not safe not to leave here after all. Hurry up and leave here before they come back!"

The rest of the people, startled by his excitement, were afraid and confused, and couldn't say a word.Carton walked up to Lucy and stared at her: "Do you remember the secret I entrusted to you?" He asked, "Do you still trust me?"

Lucy's whole body was trembling, but the expression between her brows was focused and determined, "Yes, I believe you!"

"Let's go!" Dr. Manette had been staring at the fire as if he had lost his soul. At this moment, as if he just came back to his senses, he suddenly shouted, "Go!"

Out of trust in my friend and endless fear for more than a year, no other questions were asked.The house was immediately in chaos, clothes and sheets had to be folded, daily sundries were packed, the money in the wallet was counted, and everyone's passports were taken out.All of this has to be done in a hurry, and it must be done in silence, so that the neighbors must not be aware of it.Mr. Lorry drove out, and hired two cabs, while the others busied themselves packing everything.Although everyone didn't know the truth, but under Caton's eager look and Dr. Manette's unusual behavior, they all felt an imminent atmosphere of urgency. Some unimportant things were even discarded directly.

In this atmosphere, time is like a man-eating beast, chasing after it, ticking, ticking, every minute and every second is getting closer.Finally, everything was arranged, with big and small bags in hand, Lucy hugging her daughter, and they walked downstairs together.Now I went to book a carriage, and I couldn't wait for the carriage to pick me up. They agreed to meet at a place close to the carriage shop.

On this day, as many as 56 people were beheaded in the square. 56 miserable lives!Many of them are innocent.It was a sad thing to do, but if it had its only good thing, it was that it took a while for each of the 56 heads to be beheaded.People had gone to see the beheading, and the streets were empty.

Go fast, go fast!They nearly ran.But the shortest way must pass through the Saint-Antoine district, which is the door of the Defarge couple's bistro.All other paths are too far.The crowd watching the execution hadn't dispersed yet, and Caton secretly prayed that the Defarges might not have returned, but he was disappointed: after turning a corner, a group of people stopped in their tracks.

From inside the Defarge tavern came a loud shot.