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"You are a good man and a true friend," said Carton, in an

altered voice. "Forgive me if I notice that you are affected. I

could not see my father weep, and sit by, careless. And I could

not respect your sorrow more, if you were my father. You are free

from that misfortune, however."

Though he said the last words, with a slip into his usual manner,

there was a true feeling and respect both in his tone and in his

touch, that Mr. Lorry, who had never seen the better side of him,

was wholly unprepared for. He gave him his hand, and Carton

gently pressed it.

"To return to poor Darnay," said Carton. "Don't tell Her of this

interview, or this arrangement. It would not enable Her to go to

see him. She might think it was contrived, in case of the worse,

to convey to him the means of anticipating the sentence."

Mr. Lorry had not thought of that, and he looked quickly at

Carton to see if it were in his mind. It seemed to be; he

returned the look, and evidently understood it.