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A Tale of Two Cities

‘Truly, madame, I think so. For the moment.’
‘If you were shown a great heap of dolls, and were set
upon them to pluck them to pieces and despoil them for
your own advantage, you would pick out the richest and

gayest. Say! Would you not?’
‘Truly yes, madame.’
‘Yes. And if you were shown a flock of birds, unable to
fly, and were set upon them to strip them of their feathers
for your own advantage, you would set upon the birds of
the finest feathers; would you not?’
‘It is true, madame.’
‘You have seen both dolls and birds to-day,’ said
Madame Defarge, with a wave of her hand towards the
place where they had last been apparent; ‘now, go home!’

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