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As the family enjoys a quiet evening together, Miss Pross leaves on a shopping expedition with Jerry Cruncher. Soon afterward, four rough men pound on the door and enter the apartment. They inform Darnay that he is a prisoner again, based on accusations from three people: Monsieur and Madame Defarge and someone else whom they refuse to name.
In the revolutionary Republic, laws can change in an instant as the new people in power begin to abuse it. The footsteps in the hall echo the footsteps Lucie used to hear in England. Dr. Manette tries to intervene, but the soldiers tell him that he must make sacrifices if the Revolution demands it.
Summary. That night, Lucie still can't shake her fears for her husband's safety, whereas her father feels triumphant and sees Lucie's worry as womanly weakness; she can lean on his strength, he feels, because he has overcome his feebleness and his insanity. He has saved Charles Darnay from death, and has had Darnay's name—"Charles Evrémonde ...
Analysis. The host of Rohan rides hard through the evening, then stops for five hours to make camp before setting off again. Ahead, towards Isengard, Legolas can see darkness, and shapes moving near the river, but no details. There is a veil of shadow over the land. The air feels hotter and heavier as they ride, and the afternoon brings dark ...
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To make matters worse, some of Saruman's troops creep under the wall and use "the fire of Orthanc" (3.7.110) to blast a hole through which the orcs stream. With Aragorn's strength, all the troops behind the wall who can make it back to the Hornburg do. Inside the fortress, Aragorn finds Legolas, but not Gimli or Éomer.
A summary of Book III, Chapters 7–8 in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Two Towers and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
