"Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry"

John McLenan

1859

Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, Book II, Chapter VI, "Hundreds of People"

Harper's Weekly (25 June 1859): 405; this text previously appeared in the UK in All the Year Round on 18 June 1859.

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Passage Illustrated

Finding Dr. Manette and Lucie away from home, Jarvis Lorry begins a conversation with the eccentric, but unselfishly devoted, Miss Pross, who complains about curiosity seekers:

"I don't want dozens of people who are not at all worthy of Ladybird, to come here looking after her," said Miss Pross.

"Do dozens come for that purpose?"

"Hundreds," said Miss Pross.

It was characteristic of this lady (as of some other people before her time and since) that whenever her original proposition was questioned, she exaggerated it.

"Dear me!" said Mr. Lorry, as the safest remark he could think of.

References

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities: A story of the French Revolution. Project Gutenberg e-text by Judith Boss, Omaha, Nebraska. Release Date: September 25, 2004 [EBook #98].

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