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Her golden hair, which she wore in long curls, had been hurriedly pushed aside and fell down over her neck.

8 seconds sound clip from the A Tale of Two Cities (1938) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:16:01.813 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- I forget what it was you asked me.

- The maker's name.

- Did you ask me for my name?

- Yes, I did.

- One hundred and five, North Tower.

- Is that all?

- One Hundred and Five, North Tower.

- At that moment, his eyes caught the skirt of Lucy's dress. He raised them and saw her face.

- What? What is this? You're not the jailer's daughter?

- No.

- Who are you? Who are you?

- She sat down on the bench beside him.

- Her golden hair, which she wore in long curls, had been hurriedly pushed aside and fell down over her neck.

- Advancing his hand, little by little, he took it up and looked at it.

- It is the same. How can it be? When was it?

- She laid her head upon my shoulder that night when I was summoned out. She had a fear of my going.

- Who was this? Was it you? Was it you? No, no, you're too young. It can't be. It can't be. You're too young, too young, too young.

- Mr. Lorry, Dr. Manette is, for all reasons, best out of Paris, best out of France.

- The next morning, we left for London.

[...]

A Tale of Two Cities (1938) Sound Clip

A Tale of Two Cities book coverListen to memorable quotes of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities", as brought to life by Orson Welles in this rare 1938 Mercury Theatre radio play, featuring sound clips.

Actors: Orson Welles (Sydney Carton, Doctor Manette), Edgar Barrier (Charles Darnay), Betty Garde (Madame Defarge), Mary Taylor (Lucie Manette), Martin Gabel (Jarvis Lorry)

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