Even before their cells are quit of them, new occupants have been appointed.

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

You can hear this line at 00:47:52.968 in the radio play.

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[...]

- Remember these words tomorrow, remember them!

- Change the course or delay for any reason, and no life can possibly be saved.

- Many lives dear to us must inevitably be sacrificed.

- I will remember them.

- I hope to do my part faithfully.

- Yes, yes. And I hope to do mine.

- In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day await their fate. They are fifty-two.

- Even before their cells are quit of them, new occupants have been appointed.

- Before their blood runs into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that is to mingle with theirs tomorrow is already set apart.

- Is this the one?

- Yes, this is the one. Go you in alone. I wait outside. Lose no time.

- Good day, Mr. Darnay.

- Carton. Once more we meet.

- Are you a prisoner, too?

- No, I happen to be possessed of a power over one of your keepers here.

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