and” said Madame Defarge. “I have seen
them. We may go.”
But the suppressed manner had enough of menace in it—not
visible and presentedbut indistinct and withheld—to alarm Lucie
into sayingas she laid her appealing hand on Madame Defarge’s
dress:
“You will be good to my poor husband. You will do him no
harm. You will help me to see him if you can?”
“Your husband is not my business here” returned Madame
Defargelooking down at her with perfect composure. “It is the
daughter of your father who is my business here.”
“For my sakethenbe merciful to my husband. For my child’s
sake
childrens uggs! She will put her hands together and pray you to be merciful.
We are more afraid of you than of these others.”
Madame Defarge received it as a complimentand looked at her
husband. Defargewho had been uneasily biting his thumb-nail
and looking at hercollected his face into a sterner expression.
“What is that your husband says in that little letter?” asked
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Madame Defargewith a lowering smile. “Influence; he says
something touching influence?”
“That my father” said Luciehurriedly taking the paper from
her breastbut with her alarmedyilai:
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