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I made him draw and fight with me.

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

You can hear this line at 00:05:11.640 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- He sobbed twelve times, once for every stroke of the bell, and died on her bosom.

- Then when her husband was dead, that man took her away.

- I saw her pass on the road.

- I tracked him here and last night I climbed in.

- A common dog, but a sword in my hand.

- I made him draw and fight with me.

- Common dog that I am, where is he?

- He is not here.

- Marquis of St. Evrémonde, in the days when all these things are to be answered for, I summon you and yours to the last of your bad race to answer for them.

- I mark this cross of blood upon you as a sign that I do it.

- He put his hand to the wound in his breast and with his forefinger drew a cross in the air.

- He stood for an instant with a finger yet raised, and as it dropped, he dropped with it, and I laid him down, dead.

[...]

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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