Monday, January 7, 2008

The British Are Coming

¡¡¡¡"The occupation resumed under the influence of this passing affection so happily recovered from," said Mr. Lorry, clearing his throat, "we will call- Blacksmith's work, Blacksmith's work. We will say, to put a case and for the sake of illustration, that he had been used, in his bad time, to work at a little forge. We will say that he was unexpectedly found at his forge again. Is it not a pity that he should keep it by him?" ¡¡¡¡The Doctor shaded his forehead with his hand, and beat his foot nervously on the ground. ¡¡¡¡"He has always kept it by him," said Mr. Lorry,
with an anxious look at his friend. "Now, would it not be better that he should let it go?" ¡¡¡¡Still, the Doctor, with shaded forehead, beat his foot nervously on the ground. ¡¡¡¡"You do not find it easy to advise me?" said Mr. Lorry. "I quite understand it to be a nice question. And yet I think--" And there he shook his head, and stopped. ¡¡¡¡"You see," said Doctor Manette, turning to him after an uneasy pause, "it is very hard to explain, consistently, the innermost workings of this poor man's mind. He

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Anonymous said...

The British Are Coming"