Preview: Part I, Chapter 6
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Start: Good day!” said Monsieur Defarge, looking down at the white head
Stop after: I can’t say.
In the dim garret, Monsieur Defarge addresses the white-haired shoemaker while Jarvis Lorry and Miss Manette wait nearby. The man’s isolation is audible in his faint voice and visible in the mechanical habits that organize his work.
Pauses, repeated questions, gestures, and changes in light reveal fragile signs of attention and recognition. Patient human contact can reach only so far, and not immediately, after prolonged confinement.