Preview: Part III, Chapter 6
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Start: The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day.
Stop after: I have saved him.”
Darnay finally appears before a revolutionary tribunal whose procedures combine legal forms with the immediate pressure of a loud crowd. His identity, his reasons for leaving France, and his return will all be interpreted politically.
The court and crowd interpret evidence under intense public pressure. Doctor Manette’s public reputation is now part of the case, while private family history must be made legible to strangers deciding what counts as patriotism.