A TALE OF TWO CITIES - 2 - 2

by Charles Dickens in English Moral Stories

A TALE OF TWO CITIES A STORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION By Charles Dickens The Golden Thread (2) A Sight “You know the Old Bailey well, no doubt?” said one of the oldest of clerks to Jerry the messenger. ...Read Moresir,” returned Jerry, in something of a dogged manner. “I _do_ know the Bailey.” “Just so. And you know Mr. Lorry.” “I know Mr. Lorry, sir, much better than I know the Bailey. Much better,” said Jerry, not unlike a reluctant witness at the establishment in question, “than I, as a honest tradesman, wish to know the Bailey.” “Very well. Read Less