Chapter XXXVII. A KNOCK AT THE DOOR

Chapter XXXVIII. A HAND AT CARDS

Chapter XXXIX. THE GAME MADE

Chapter XL. THE SUBSTANCE OF THE SHADOW

Chapter XLI. DUSK

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Chapter XLII. DARKNESS

Chapter XLIII. FIFTY-TWO

Chapter XLIV. THE KNITTING DONE

Chapter XLV. THE FOOTSTEPS DIE OUT FOR EVER

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BOOK THE FIRST

RECALLED TO

LIFE

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Chapter I

THE PERIOD

t was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age

of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of

belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of

Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it

was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had

nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all

going direct the other wayin short, the period was so far like the

present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its

being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of

comparison only.

There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain

face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw

and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both

countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords