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A Tale of Two Cities (1938) Quotes with Sound Clips - page 6

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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51 A gentleman who had been sitting off by himself all this time, staring up at the ceiling of the court, suddenly came to life.

52 A pretty pattern. -You think so? -Strange, too. It looks like many names knitted there, but that can't be. -No, that can't be.

— Madame Defarge (Betty Garde)

53 A stout woman, wrapped in fur. She was knitting.

54 A Tale of Two Cities.

55 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?

56 After two hours, a white flag from within the fortress.

57 Ah! Ah! Where's that bottle of wine?

58 Ah! He'll be drawn on a hurdle to be half hanged. Then he'll be taken down and sliced before his own face. Then his head will be chopped off, he'll be cut in quarters. That's the sentence.

59 Alexandre Manette, physician, French Lucie, his daughter, French.

60 All you can ever do for me is done. I wish you to know that you've been the last dream of my soul.

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