Darkness is closing around. And then comes the ringing of the church bells.

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

You can hear this line at 00:32:15.734 in the radio play.

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[...]

- I perceive you know that name, too.

- Yes.

- In England, of course, he does not go under that name. He is called Mr. Charles Darnay.

- Defarge.

- Yes? What is it?

- Is it true to think what he said of Mademoiselle Manette?

- If it is true, then when our day does come, I hope for her sake destiny will keep her husband out of France.

- Her husband's destiny will take him where he is to go, and will lead him to the end that is to end him. That is all I know.

- Madame Defarge sits there knitting names into a scarf: Noble names. Lausanne, Lombard, Guy, Saint Evrémonde.

- Darkness is closing around. And then comes the ringing of the church bells.

- She sits knitting. Knitting...

- Another darkness was closing in when the church bells should be melted into thunder cannon... when the drums shall be beating to drown her wretched voice!

(Madame Defarge screams)

- And Madame Defarge, at the foot of a structure yet unbuilt, will sit knitting, knitting, counting dropping heads.

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