Book the Second: CHAPTER V. The Jackal

Summary

• - Sydney Carton and Mr. Stryver discuss the day’s court proceedings
• - Stryver laments Carton's moodiness, noting that it has been like this since school days
• - Carton claims he has no other choice but to live his life “in rust and repose”
• - Stryver turns the conversation to Lucie, praising her beauty
• - Carton dismisses her as a “golden-haired doll,” but Stryver wonders about Carton’s true feelings for her