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At first, his mind reverted to Defarge, and he thought of finding

out the wine-shop again and taking counsel with its master in

reference to the safest dwelling-place in the distracted state of

the city. But, the same consideration that suggested him,

repudiated him; he lived in the most violent Quarter, and

doubtless was influential there, and deep in its dangerous

workings.

Noon coming, and the Doctor not returning, and every minute's

delay tending to compromise Tellson's, Mr. Lorry advised with

Lucie. She said that her father had spoken of hiring a lodging

for a short term, in that Quarter, near the Banking-house. As

there was no business objection to this, and as he foresaw that

even if it were all well with Charles, and he were to be

released, he could not hope to leave the city, Mr. Lorry went out

in quest of such a lodging, and found a suitable one, high up in

a removed by-street where the closed blinds in all the other

windows of a high melancholy square of buildings marked deserted

homes.