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We left the streets behind, through the north barrier, onto a country road, and presently stopped at a solitary house.

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

You can hear this line at 00:02:30.094 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Dr. Manette?

- That is my name.

- Dr. Manette, formerly of Beauvais.

- I am that Dr. Manette.

- Will you please enter the carriage, Dr. Manette?

- Gentlemen, pardon me, but I usually inquire who does me the honor to seek my assistance.

- Doctor, your clients are people of condition. Enough. Will you please enter the carriage?

- They were armed and I was not. I got in in silence.

- We left the streets behind, through the north barrier, onto a country road, and presently stopped at a solitary house.

- I saw that the two men were brothers.

- In an upper room, I found a patient in a high fever of the brain, lying on a bed.

- She was a woman of great beauty and young, certainly not past twenty.

- Her hair was torn and ragged and her arms were bound to her side.

- My husband. My father. My brother. One, two, three.

[...]

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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