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Darnay Death Story
Nia Salcedo
Mrs. Fireman
English 1 Honors, Peiod 2
15 May 2016
The Story of How Darnay got Sentenced to Death

One day, two men sought out Doctor Manette and adjured him to use his medical experience. Saunter, they took him to a house right by Paris. The men ordered Doctor Manette to take care of a vexed, and attenuated young lady and her brother. The brother of the peasant lady told Doctor Manette timorously that a non-convivial men had raped the lady and insolently tortured her husband to death, and left them in the slovenly place, that was the complete opposite of sumptuous. The men were not a bosom to any of them. Doctor Manette was incredulity of what he had just heard. The brother was assiduously, and felt compunction, and thought it
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