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But he only supposed that she was ready for an adventure, not that she had encountered it.
She stood panting a moment longer, and then cried out again.
"Now, my dear Manette," said Mr. Lorry, at length, in his most considerate and most affectionate way, "I am a mere man of business, and unfit to cope with such intricate and difficult matters.
"Courage!" cried her companion, now standing some six feet above.