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The case is thrown into uproar and made fruitless, however, when a Mr.

Manette testifies that he also recognizes the man. Lucie testifies that the prisoner confided in her that he was traveling under an assumed name on a delicate business.

Miss Manette is called and, though she identifies him, she strongly regrets that her evidence could bring him any harm. Lorry is called to give evidence against Charles Darnay, and he identifies Darnay as the man who came on board in the middle of the night at Calais on the way from France to England. Darnay was allegedly involved in traitorous activities as far back as five years ago, during the outbreak of the American Revolution. John Barsad, who was his friend, is the chief witness against him. Manette and his daughter, who are to be witnesses for the prosecution.Ĭharles Darnay is charged with shuttling back and forth between France and England in order to spy. He had pleaded not guilty the previous day. When the young gentleman prisoner, Charles Darnay, is brought in, the whole courtroom stares at him. The man gruesomely describes the quartering that is certain to follow as punishment. Jerry makes his way into the trial and is reassured by an onlooker that this is indeed the treason case. Lorry at Old Bailey, where Charles Darnay is being tried. His job at Tellson's does not involve rust, yet Jerry Cruncher is always rusty.Īn old clerk at Tellson's gives Jerry Cruncher a message to deliver to Mr. The young Cruncher follows his father to work, and he wonders where the rust on the straw his father is chewing comes from. When she tries to pray, her son reveals her transgression to his father. He enlists the aid of his admiring son to prevent Mrs. He abuses this wife roundly for kneeling to pray, insinuating that her prayers interfere with the success of his business. He lives in Whitefriars in a tiny apartment kept immaculate by his wife. Lorry, serves as an odd job man for Tellson's.

Jerry Cruncher, who delivered the message on horseback to Mr. Indeed, their conviction that it should remain inconvenient and deteriorating is so strong that they would have disinherited a son who disagreed with them. Its darkness and discomfort are much beloved by those who work there. The second book opens with a description of the venerable Tellson's Bank.