- A year passes. Then another three months pass. Nothing’s changed.
- Lucie, in particular, seems to have weathered the calamity pretty well.
- She’s not wearing bright, fancy clothes, sure, but otherwise she’s cheerful.
- Only occasionally does her grief break through. Then she cries on her father’s shoulder all night.
- He remains confident that he can save Darnay and tries to reassure his daughter as much as he can.
- One day, the doctor comes home with some news: every now and then, Darnay can make his way to a little window that looks out onto the street.
- He usually manages to be there at three in the afternoon. It’s not every day…in fact, it’s only about once a week.
- Nonetheless, he asked if Lucie would be willing to come stand in front of the window at three o'clock so he could see her.
- From that time on, Lucie goes to the street next to the window every afternoon.
- Whatever the weather’s like, she stands outside for two hours.
- Talk about devotion, huh?
- We’re not the only ones who notice how devoted Lucie is.
- A woodcutter happens to realize that she’s standing on his street every day.
- At first, he greets her and she returns the greeting.
- After a bit, though, he begins to make jokes about the guillotine. Unsurprisingly, Lucie doesn’t find them very funny.
- He thinks it’s a riot, though. He even makes a miniature version of the guillotine and hangs it outside his window.
- Honestly, we think the guy needs some hobbies of his own.
- One day, he’s not in his shop.
- Lucie’s relieved—until she sees him dancing with The Vengeance and a mob of hundreds of other people.
- They’re dancing a wild, bloody, violent dance. Apparently, it involves lots of teeth-gnashing. It’s called the Carmagnole.
- Lucie stares at them, frightened. Her father comes up to lead her away, and she asks him about the horrible dance.
- He tries to calm her, although he’s seen it several times before.
- Suddenly, Madame Defarge appears right beside them.
- She disappears as quickly as she came.
- As they walk home, Dr. Manette tells Lucie that Darnay has been summoned to the Tribunal. He’s supposed to have a trial tomorrow.
- In the distance, they hear the guillotine chopping off three heads.
- We sure hope that this isn’t foreshadowing.
- The doctor leaves Lucie at home and heads off to see Mr. Lorry to make plans for the next day.