The Defarges are informed that a spy has been commissioned for their neighborhood. His name is John Barsad. He is an Englishman, the very same Barsad who spoke against Charles Darnay at the Old Bailey, an associate of Roger Cly. He is described as forty, somewhat handsome with a sinister expression. Later on, Barsad, as he was so described, visits the shop. He discusses the fate of Gaspard, whose body was hung over the fountain. The spy now tells the Defarges that Dr. Manette's daughter is about to be married to the nephew of the Marquis Evremonde, a certain Charles Darnay. While the Defarges are not sure whether.....
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