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

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

You can hear this line at 00:16:47.380 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- 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.

- As we drove off, we left Monsieur and Madame Defarge standing on the doorstep, looking after us.

- There was that same look of secret, dangerous anger in their faces that I had seen before.

- Madame Defarge was still knitting.

- The next night, we were in Calais. There, we boarded the packet, and after a rough voyage, reached England in safety.

[...]

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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