SparkNotes a tale of two cities Book 2 Chapter 2

Q: What happens in A Tale of Two Cities Book 2 Chapter 2?

In Book 2, Chapter 2 of A Tale of Two Cities, titled A Sight Summary, Jerry and Jarvis Lorry go to court to take in a treason trial. It turns out two of the witnesses are Lucie and Dr. Manette, who we remember from Book 1. And the man on trial is someone who will become important later on: Charles Darnay.

Q: What is the Old Bailey in a tale of two cities?

In A Tale of Two Cities, the Old Bailey is a courthouse in London, England, where some of the action of the story occurs. London is one of the the two cities of the title of the book. The other city is Paris, France. The Old Bailey is first mentioned in Chapter 2 of Book 2 of the novel, titled A Sight.

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What happens in A Tale of Two Cities Book 2 Chapter 2?
What is the Old Bailey in a tale of two cities?
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What is Tyburn in a tale of two cities?

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You know the Old Bailey, well, no doubt? said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger.	uYo nkow teh lOd Bailey, dnto ouy? neo of the ankbs slodte reslkc ksade errJy.
Ye-es, sir, returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner. I DO know the Bailey.	Ye-es, rsi, rwenasde yJerr, yawirl. I do kwon eth Old yiealB.
Just so. And you know Mr. Lorry.	I ttguhoh so. nAd ouy wnok Mr. rLryo.
I know Mr. Lorry, sir, much better than I know the Bailey. Much better, said Jerry, not unlike a reluctant witness at the establishment in question, than I, as a honest tradesman, wish to know the Bailey.	I ownk Mr. rLyro hucm eebtrt athn I nwok or veer whsi to nwok eht lOd ieyBla. Im an sthone seninsaubsm. He adsneewr as if he ewer a cnulettar itnwses dintsnga iltra.
Very well. Find the door where the witnesses go in, and show the door-keeper this note for Mr. Lorry. He will then let you in.	dGoo. Go infd hte droo wrhee heyt igbrn teh stseswnie in, nda hosw het arodnom isth teno ofr Mr. yLorr. He lliw tle uyo in.
Into the court, sir?	tnIo eht rrooutcmo, sri?
Into the court.	esY. Itno the urmoortoc.
Mr. Crunchers eyes seemed to get a little closer to one another, and to interchange the inquiry, What do you think of this?	Mr. ceCunhrr rnordawe shi esey, as if hsi eyes were kgnsia caeh theor, tWah do uoy tnhki uatbo siht?
Am I to wait in the court, sir? he asked, as the result of that conference.	Sloudh I wiat rof ihm in turoc, sri? Mr. unrhercC sedak.
I am going to tell you. The door-keeper will pass the note to Mr. Lorry, and do you make any gesture that will attract Mr. Lorrys attention, and show him where you stand. Then what you have to do, is, to remain there until he wants you.	Ill tlel yuo. heT nordoma lwli ssap uoyr etno to Mr. orLyr. eGt Mr. roLrsy oetttanin and let hmi wonk ttah euyro rhtee. neTh itwa reeth nluti he dsene yuo.
Is ahtt lal, ris?	Is that all, sir?
Thats all. He wishes to have a messenger at hand. This is to tell him you are there.	Tsath all. He wasnt a negsrmese yaernb. uYor boj is to let mhi nokw htat oeyur ehtre if he needs yuo.
As the ancient clerk deliberately folded and superscribed the note, Mr. Cruncher, after surveying him in silence until he came to the blotting-paper stage, remarked:	Teh edrylel ckrel odelfd and esdrddeas teh oetn. Mr. uhnecrCr dhwtcea imh in eeiclns tlniu he ahd elsade hte ppera. hTne he sdai:
I suppose theyll be trying Forgeries this morning?	I essug eheytr gyitrn oeppel ofr eoyrfrg isht rnnomgi?
Treason!	No. Tseroan!
Thats quartering, said Jerry. Barbarous!	sThat nuaesiplhb by quartering, sdia Jrrye. Hwo cirbbaar!
It is the law, remarked the ancient clerk, turning his surprised spectacles upon him. It is the law.	sIt eht awl, ardseewn hte old lcrke, srpdserui at stih oenmtcm. hTe wla is eht lwa.
Its hard in the law to spile a man, I think. Ifs hard enough to kill him, but its wery hard to spile him, sir.	stI a arhsh wal. stI dba hguneo to llki hmi, btu tsi werso to rretuto him, ris.
Not at all, retained the ancient clerk. Speak well of the law. Take care of your chest and voice, my good friend, and leave the law to take care of itself. I give you that advice.	seonnNes, saeendrw hte old ecrlk. stI a oogd wla. My ecaivd is to etak cear of royu now hlateh, my drfnie, dan let hte lwa atke acre of fetlsi.
Its the damp, sir, what settles on my chest and voice, said Jerry. I leave you to judge what a damp way of earning a living mine is.	Its ihst madp earewht, isr, taht ceatfsf my hhleat, dsai yJerr. My bjo feton esrureiq me to be otu in etw erhtwea.
Well, well, said the old clerk; we all have our various ways of gaining a livelihood. Some of us have damp ways, and some of us have dry ways. Here is the letter. Go along.	Wlle, we lla vhae netfidrfe sawy of nngerai a iilvgn. emSo of us evah wet jbso nad oesm of us ehav dry sbjo. reeH is teh rtelet. etG ggion.
Jerry took the letter, and, remarking to himself with less internal deference than he made an outward show of, You are a lean old one, too, made his bow, informed his son, in passing, of his destination, and went his way.	yrreJ koto eht tteler. He wedbo elrutfcyslep to eht anm, utb dnure ish ehtrba he uetredtm, rYoue a eman, nkynsi ldo nam. rrJye otdl his osn heerw he aws ioggn nda ltfe ofr eth ldO leByai.
They hanged at Tyburn, in those days, so the street outside Newgate had not obtained one infamous notoriety that has since attached to it. But, the gaol was a vile place, in which most kinds of debauchery and villainy were practised, and where dire diseases were bred, that came into court with the prisoners, and sometimes rushed straight from the dock at my Lord Chief Justice himself, and pulled him off the bench. It had more than once happened, that the Judge in the black cap pronounced his own doom as certainly as the prisoners, and even died before him. For the rest, the Old Bailey was famous as a kind of deadly inn-yard, from which pale travellers set out continually, in carts and coaches, on a violent passage into the other world: traversing some two miles and a half of public street and road, and shaming few good citizens, if any. So powerful is use, and so desirable to be good use in the beginning. It was famous, too, for the pillory, a wise old institution, that inflicted a punishment of which no one could foresee the extent; also, for the whipping-post, another dear old institution, very humanising and softening to behold in action; also, for extensive transactions in blood-money, another fragment of ancestral wisdom, systematically leading to the most frightful mercenary crimes that could be committed under Heaven. Altogether, the Old Bailey, at that date, was a choice illustration of the precept, that Whatever is is right; an aphorism that would be as final as it is lazy, did it not include the troublesome consequence, that nothing that ever was, was wrong.	In tseoh ayds htye gndhea eoelpp at yTnbur, so egtaNwe nitdd vhae a abd ourentatpi ety. tuB teh alij wsa a bilerert ealcp, ehwer lal ndski of evil nad esscikwend enehappd. ssseiDea ewre pedrsa ghoruoutth het jali. mtmSeseoi teh eesaisds reew arecrdi by eht neiprrsos otin eth couromrto nad apsedr to eht roLd fehiC tecJusi shifeml. herTe rewe ietsm whne eht ujdge ecaebm ltyaehd lli hwlei he saw ecnngisnet a anm to daeht dna even edid eefbro eth rrineops saw tecdexeu. rFo reoyneve eesl, hte Odl Bayiel aws a ilke a eddlay inn, ehrwe revetsral letf in ascrt nda ahcoces on rhtei wya to tihre dashte. ehyT dlowu vartle smoe tow dan a ahfl mlesi htugroh hte clpbiu etresst ehrwe poplee oluwd nlei up to atchw hemt ssap. hTe dlO iBlyea asw laos suomfa ofr wesi, lod ntdstraoii ielk eth iorllpy and hte pipgiwnh tops. tnchgWai a epnsor bngie wedhppi oducl aekm het reobsrve eefl hrdeneda and lsse anuhm. heT dOl eBiyal was asol amosfu ofr odobl money, orehatn eisw, old otarinidt atht eld to esmo of teh strow mrscie reve todcmitem. llA in all, eth Odl yBieal stuldtrlaie the ignays, the ayw oginemhst sha ywsala enbe oden sumt be the htrgi ayw. rUtanlynefotu, tihs ayzl iasngy sloa lpmiide tath any iftnderfe way sumt be gronw.

What happens in A Tale of Two Cities Book 2 Chapter 2?

In Book 2, Chapter 2 of A Tale of Two Cities, titled 'A Sight Summary,' Jerry and Jarvis Lorry go to court to take in a treason trial. It turns out two of the witnesses are Lucie and Dr. Manette, who we remember from Book 1. And the man on trial is someone who will become important later on: Charles Darnay.

What is the Old Bailey in a tale of two cities?

In A Tale of Two Cities, the 'Old Bailey' is a courthouse in London, England, where some of the action of the story occurs. London is one of the the 'two cities' of the title of the book. The other city is Paris, France. The Old Bailey is first mentioned in Chapter 2 of Book 2 of the novel, titled 'A Sight.

What is Book 2 called in the tale of two cities?

A Tale of Two Cities Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 1–4 Summary & Analysis | SparkNotes.

What is Tyburn in a tale of two cities?

Tyburn was the site of public executions until 1783 – three years after Darnay's trial (which occurs in 1780) (Baedeker 98). From 1783 to 1868 (after which executions took place inside the prison), the condemned were executed at Newgate.