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1 "It is the law," remarked the ancient clerk, turning his surprised spectacles upon him.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II. A Sight
2 Affected, and impressed with terror as they both were, by this spectacle of ruin, it was not a time to yield to such emotions.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XII. Darkness
3 As they walked on in silence, he could not but see how used the people were to the spectacle of prisoners passing along the streets.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I. In Secret
4 They looked at one another, as he used his blue cap to wipe his face, on which the perspiration had started afresh while he recalled the spectacle.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XV. Knitting
5 His bloated gaoler, who wore spectacles to read with, glanced over them to assure himself that he had taken his place, and went through the list, making a similar short pause at each name.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI. Triumph
6 So used are the regular inhabitants of the houses to the spectacle, that in many windows there are no people, and in some the occupation of the hands is not so much as suspended, while the eyes survey the faces in the tumbrils.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XV. The Footsteps Die Out For Ever
7 The rats had crept out of their holes to look on, and they remained looking on for hours; soldiers and police often passing between them and the spectacle, and making a barrier behind which they slunk, and through which they peeped.
A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII. Monseigneur in Town