Lucie discovers that Mr.
Lorry had brought her to England from France when
she was two years old.
Carton uses his resemblance to Darnay to save Darnay's life twice.
Carton and Darnay look alike; Darnay's uncle and father were twins.
The funeral Jerry Cruncher
follows happens to be that of Roger Cly, whom
Jerry saw at Darnay's trial. When he returns
at night to rob the grave, he finds the
coffin filled with paving stones and dirt.
Dr. Manette is released
from the Bastille to the custody of Ernest Defarge,who
had been his servant years before. Defarge's
wife happens to be the sister of the girl
who died at the hands of the Marquis St.Evrémonde.
Lucie Manette marries
Charles Darnay, who happens to be the nephew of the
Marquis who had her father imprisoned.
The wife of
the Marquis payed a visit to Dr. Manette, bringing along her young
son Charles. So Dr. Manette met his future son-in-law.
Carton just happens to show up in Paris at the right time.
John Barsad,
who happened to be a witness against Darnay in London, happened
to be a spy in France. He was recognized by Carton
and Miss Pross. Barsad turned out
to be Solomon Pross, Miss Pross' mysterious brother.
Barsad's fellow
spy turned out to be "the late" Roger Cly. Jerry informed Carton
of the fake funeral, and this information strengthens
his plans to save Darnay.
Carton happens to have
enough knowledge of chemistry and medicine to purchase
the ingredients to mix an anesthetic drug.
Carton knows his way around
Paris and speaks French so fluently that he can pass
for Darnay.
In Dr.Manette's prison journal,
he denounces the evil Marquis and his descendants,
inadvertantly condemming Darnay.
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