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A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER X. The Substance of the Shadow
2 Early in the morning, the rouleau of gold was left at my door in a little box, with my name on the outside.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER X. The Substance of the Shadow
3 Pick up that, philosopher and vendor of wine," said the Marquis, throwing him another gold coin, "and spend it as you will.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII. Monseigneur in Town
4 He threw out a gold coin for the valet to pick up, and all the heads craned forward that all the eyes might look down at it as it fell.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII. Monseigneur in Town
5 In London, he had expected neither to walk on pavements of gold, nor to lie on beds of roses; if he had had any such exalted expectation, he would not have prospered.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X. Two Promises
6 It took four men, all four ablaze with gorgeous decoration, and the Chief of them unable to exist with fewer than two gold watches in his pocket, emulative of the noble and chaste fashion set by Monseigneur, to conduct the happy chocolate to Monseigneur's lips.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII. Monseigneur in Town
7 In a building at the back, attainable by a courtyard where a plane-tree rustled its green leaves, church-organs claimed to be made, and silver to be chased, and likewise gold to be beaten by some mysterious giant who had a golden arm starting out of the wall of the front hall--as if he had beaten himself precious, and menaced a similar conversion of all visitors.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VI. Hundreds of People