No Fear Literature: A Tale of Two Cities: Book 3: The Track of a Storm Chapter 7: A Knock at the Door Page 4

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The citizen here indicated nodded his head, and added:	The citizen here indicated nodded his head, and added:
“He is accused by Saint Antoine.”	“He is accused by Saint Antoine.”
“Of what?” asked the Doctor.	“Of what?” asked the Doctor.
“Citizen Doctor,” said the first, with his former reluctance, “ask no more. If the Republic demands sacrifices from you, without doubt you as a good patriot will be happy to make them. The Republic goes before all. The People is supreme. Evremonde, we are pressed.”	“Citizen Doctor,” said the first, with his former reluctance, “ask no more. If the Republic demands sacrifices from you, without doubt you as a good patriot will be happy to make them. The Republic goes before all. The People is supreme. Evremonde, we are pressed.”
“One word,” the Doctor entreated. “Will you tell me who denounced him?”	“One word,” the Doctor entreated. “Will you tell me who denounced him?”
“It is against rule,” answered the first; “but you can ask Him of Saint Antoine here.”	“It is against rule,” answered the first; “but you can ask Him of Saint Antoine here.”
The Doctor turned his eyes upon that man. Who moved uneasily on his feet, rubbed his beard a little, and at length said:	The Doctor turned his eyes upon that man. Who moved uneasily on his feet, rubbed his beard a little, and at length said:
“Well! Truly it is against rule. But he is denounced—and gravely—by the Citizen and Citizeness Defarge. And by one other.”	“Well! Truly it is against rule. But he is denounced—and gravely—by the Citizen and Citizeness Defarge. And by one other.”
“What other?”	“What other?”
“Do YOU ask, Citizen Doctor?”	“Do YOU ask, Citizen Doctor?”
“Yes.”	“Yes.”
“Then,” said he of Saint Antoine, with a strange look, “you will be answered to-morrow. Now, I am dumb!”	“Then,” said he of Saint Antoine, with a strange look, “you will be answered to-morrow. Now, I am dumb!”

Original Text	Modern Text
The citizen here indicated nodded his head, and added:	The citizen here indicated nodded his head, and added:
“He is accused by Saint Antoine.”	“He is accused by Saint Antoine.”
“Of what?” asked the Doctor.	“Of what?” asked the Doctor.
“Citizen Doctor,” said the first, with his former reluctance, “ask no more. If the Republic demands sacrifices from you, without doubt you as a good patriot will be happy to make them. The Republic goes before all. The People is supreme. Evremonde, we are pressed.”	“Citizen Doctor,” said the first, with his former reluctance, “ask no more. If the Republic demands sacrifices from you, without doubt you as a good patriot will be happy to make them. The Republic goes before all. The People is supreme. Evremonde, we are pressed.”
“One word,” the Doctor entreated. “Will you tell me who denounced him?”	“One word,” the Doctor entreated. “Will you tell me who denounced him?”
“It is against rule,” answered the first; “but you can ask Him of Saint Antoine here.”	“It is against rule,” answered the first; “but you can ask Him of Saint Antoine here.”
The Doctor turned his eyes upon that man. Who moved uneasily on his feet, rubbed his beard a little, and at length said:	The Doctor turned his eyes upon that man. Who moved uneasily on his feet, rubbed his beard a little, and at length said:
“Well! Truly it is against rule. But he is denounced—and gravely—by the Citizen and Citizeness Defarge. And by one other.”	“Well! Truly it is against rule. But he is denounced—and gravely—by the Citizen and Citizeness Defarge. And by one other.”
“What other?”	“What other?”
“Do YOU ask, Citizen Doctor?”	“Do YOU ask, Citizen Doctor?”
“Yes.”	“Yes.”
“Then,” said he of Saint Antoine, with a strange look, “you will be answered to-morrow. Now, I am dumb!”	“Then,” said he of Saint Antoine, with a strange look, “you will be answered to-morrow. Now, I am dumb!”