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"Very pressing. To Monsieur heretofore the Marquis St. Evremonde,

of France. Confided to the cares of Messrs. Tellson and Co.,

Bankers, London, England."

On the marriage morning, Doctor Manette had made it his one

urgent and express request to Charles Darnay, that the secret of

this name should be--unless he, the Doctor, dissolved the

obligation--kept inviolate between them. Nobody else knew it to

be his name; his own wife had no suspicion of the fact; Mr. Lorry

could have none.

"No," said Mr. Lorry, in reply to the House; "I have referred it,

I think, to everybody now here, and no one can tell me where this

gentleman is to be found."