Book the Second: CHAPTER VII. Monseigneur in Town

Summary

• Monseigneur is a great lord in the royal court who holds a reception in Paris
• Monseigneur surrounds himself with luxury and is known for corrupting those around him with his wealth
• The Marquis Evrémonde is a guest at the reception and is offended by Monseigneur's haughtiness
• The Marquis orders his carriage to be raced through the city streets, nearly running over commoners
• The carriage hits and kills a child, and the Marquis tosses a few coins to the child's father and to Defarge, the owner of a wine shop, before driving away
• A coin is thrown back into the carriage, and the Marquis curses the commoners, saying he would willingly ride over them
• Madame Defarge watches the scene and is seen knitting