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Chapter1
ThePeriod
Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes,itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness,itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity,itwastheseasonofLight,itwastheseasonofDarkness,itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair,wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus,wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway-inshort,theperiodwassofarlikethepresentperiod,thatsomeofitsnoisiestauthoritiesinsistedonitsbeingreceived,forgoodorforevil,inthesuperlativedegreeofcomparisononly.
Therewereakingwithalargejawandaqueenwithaplainface,onthethroneofEngland;therewereakingwithalargejawandaqueenwithafairface,onthethroneofFrance.InbothcountriesitwasclearerthancrystaltothelordsoftheStatepreservesofloavesandfishes,thatthingsingeneralweresettledforever.
ItwastheyearofOurLordonethousandsevenhundredandseventy-five.SpiritualrevelationswereconcededtoEnglandatthatfavouredperiod,asatthis.Mrs.Southcotthadrecentlyattainedherfive-and-twentiethblessedbirthday,ofwhomapropheticprivateintheLifeGuardshadheraldedthesublimeappearancebyannouncingthatarrangementsweremadefortheswallowingupofLondonandWestminster.EventheCock-laneghosthadbeenlaidonlyarounddozenofyears,afterrappingoutitsmessages,asthespiritsofthisveryyearlastpast(supernaturallydeficientinoriginality)rappedouttheirs.MeremessagesintheearthlyorderofeventshadlatelycometotheEnglishCrownandPeople,fromacongressofBritishsubjectsinAmerica:which,strangetorelate,haveprovedmoreimportanttothehumanracethananycommunicationsyetreceivedthroughanyofthechickensoftheCock-lanebrood.
France,lessfavouredonthewholeastomattersspiritualthanhersisteroftheshieldandtrident,rolledwithexceedingsmoothnessdownhill,makingpapermoneyandspendingit.UndertheguidanceofherChristianpastors,sheentertainedherself,besides,withsuchhumaneachievementsassentencingayouthtohavehishandscutoff,histonguetornoutwithpincers,andhisbodyburnedalive,becausehehadnotkneeleddownintheraintodohonourtoadirtyprocessionofmonkswhichpassedwithinhisview,atadistanceofsomefiftyorsixtyyards.Itislikelyenoughthat,rootedinthewoodsofFranceandNorway,thereweregrowingtrees,whenthatsuffererwasputtodeath,alreadymarkedbytheWoodman,Fate,tocomedownandbesawnintoboards,tomakeacertainmovableframeworkwithasackandaknifeinit,terribleinhistory.ItislikelyenoughthatintheroughouthousesofsometillersoftheheavylandsadjacenttoParis,therewereshelteredfromtheweatherthatveryday,rudecarts,bespatteredwithrusticmire,snuffedaboutbypigs,androostedinbypoultry,whichtheFarmer,Death,hadalreadysetaparttobehistumbrilsoftheRevolution.ButthatWoodmanandthatFarmer,thoughtheyworkunceasingly,worksilently,andnooneheardthemastheywentaboutwithmuffledtread:therather,forasmuchastoentertainanysuspicionthattheywereawake,wastobeatheisticalandtraitorous.

Part1RecalledtoLife
Chapter1ThePeriod1
Chapter2TheMail4
Chapter3TheNightShadows9
Chapter4ThePreparation13
Chapter5TheWine-shop25
Chapter6TheShoemaker35

Part2TheGoldenThread
Chapter1FiveYearsLater47
Chapter2ASight53
Chapter3ADisappointment60
Chapter4Congratulatory73
Chapter5TheJackal79
Chapter6HundredsofPeople85
Chapter7MonseigneurinTown97
Chapter8MonseigneurintheCountry106
Chapter9TheGorgon'sHead111
Chapter10TwoPromises123
Chapter11ACompanionPicture130
Chapter12TheFellowofDelicacy134
Chapter13TheFellowofNoDelicacy141
Chapter14TheHonestTradesman145
Chapter15Knitting156
Chapter16StillKnitting166
Chapter17OneNight177
Chapter18NineDays182
Chapter19AnOpinion188
Chapter20APlea195
Chapter21EchoingFootsteps199
Chapter22TheSeastillRises210
Chapter23FireRises215
Chapter24DrawntotheLoadstoneRock222

Part3TheTrackofsStorm
Chapter1InSecret235
Chapter2TheGrindstone246
Chapter3TheShadow253
Chapter4CalminStorm258
Chapter5TheWood-sawyer263
Chapter6Triumph269
Chapter7AknockattheDoor275
Chapter8AHandatCards280
Chapter9TheGameMade293
Chapter10TheSubstanceoftheShadow305
Chapter11Dusk320
Chapter12Darkness323
Chapter13Fifty-two332
Chapter14TheKnittingDone344
Chapter15TheFootstepsDieOutForEver356