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Defarge glanced darkly at him for answer, and walked on in a

steady and set silence. The deeper he sank into this silence, the

fainter hope there was--or so Darnay thought--of his softening in

any slight degree. He, therefore, made haste to say:

"It is of the utmost importance to me (you know, Citizen, even

better than I, of how much importance), that I should be able to

communicate to Mr. Lorry of Tellson's Bank, an English gentleman

who is now in Paris, the simple fact, without comment, that I

have been thrown into the prison of La Force. Will you cause that

to be done for me?"

"I will do," Defarge doggedly rejoined, "nothing for you. My duty

is to my country and the People. I am the sworn servant of both,

against you. I will do nothing for you."