0.2 Book report on 'a tale of two cities'  (Page 4/5)

At the present moment when Charles was condemned to the guillotine, Sydney Carton was going to use his look-alikeness to obtain the safe passages of Charles Darney back to London along with his family. The safe passage of Charles Darney would be the noblest, deepest and the most sublime expression of love by Sydney Carton for Lucia Mannette. Through this act Sydney Carton had been reborn. After falling in love with Lucie Manette, following were the feelings of Sydney Carton as described in Boney’M song in 1986:

I am born again,

I feel free, no longer alone.

A bright light is shining

And shows me the world that I own.

I can see my way through

I know I will walk beside you.

All those prayers of mine are not invain,

I am born again.

I am born again,

I feel free, it is quite different me.

I am no longer tossed like a ship on an unruly sea.

I am blessed with all love

For the rest of my life to come.

All those prayers of mine are not invain

I am born again.

When love touched my heart right

My life had a meaning

I know I am no longer drifting in space.

………..

A bright new tomorrow I know I can face.

And thus Sydney felt reborn. Lucie’s very presence made Sydney feel tall and strong. The only purpose of this reborn Sydney was to remain in service of the Empress of his heart.

At the eve of her marriage to Charles Darney, Sydney Carton had conveyed at simple little message to Lucie:

If ever Lucie is able to truly feel that Sydney Carton has indeed loved her then his love as well as his life will be redeemed. In ultimate analysis he does prove his love to Lucie and thus obtain the final redemption of his life.

When Lucie fails to get the release of her husband, at that time Sydney Carton arrives in Paris along with his assistant. Apart from exchange of simple formalities, Sydney Carton has no talks with Lucie Mannette. He gets straight to his main task.

Through his contacts Sydney Carton arranges for his meeting with Charles Darney in the Bastilles prison. Under the state of pretended half stupor he arrives at the prison with the help of his assistant. While talking to Charles Darney, Sydney makes him fully unconscious with the help of chloroform. Sydney quickly exchanges his clothes with those of Charles Darney and former takes the latter’s place in prison with the help of his assistant and Charles Darney as an impersonation of the visitor, Sydney Carton, is sent out in unconscious state with the help of the assistant. Everything works out very naturally. The visitor while entering the prison was in helf stupor state and now while exiting he is under complete intoxication.

Just at that time when this drama of impersonation was being played in the prison, arrangements had been made for the departure of Lucie along with her entourage. A stage coach had been arranged in which Lucie, her suckling daughter, her Governess and Dr Mannette would take their seats and wait for the arrival of Sydney Carton. As soon as Sydney Carton returned f rom his visit and would be seated in the coach, the latter would depart for London.