whosoeverlivethandbelievethinme,shallneverdie!” Themurmuringofmanyvoices,theupturningofmanyfaces, thepressingonofmanyfootstepsintheoutskirtsofthecrowd,so thatitswellsforwardinamass,likeonegreatheaveofwater,all CharlesDickensElecBookClassics flashesaway.Twenty-Three. ******************* Theysaidofhim,aboutthecitythatnight,thatitwasthe peacefullestman’sfaceeverbeheldthere.Manyaddedthathe lookedsublimeandprophetic. Oneofthemostremarkablesufferersbythesameaxea womanhadaskedatthefootofthesamescaffold,notlong before,tobeallowedtowritedownthethoughtsthatwere inspiringher.Ifhehadgivenanyutterancetohis,andtheywere prophetic,theywouldhavebeenthese: “IseeBarsad,andCly,Defarge,TheVengeance,theJurymen, theJudge,longranksofthenewoppressorswhohaverisenonthe destructionoftheold,perishingbythisretributiveinstrument, beforeitshallceaseoutofitspresentuse.Iseeabeautifulcityand abrilliantpeoplerisingfromthisabyss,and,intheirstrugglesto betrulyfree,intheirtriumphsanddefeats,throughlong,long yearstocome,Iseetheevilofthistimeandoftheprevioustimeof whichthisisthenaturalbirth,graduallymakingexpiationfor itselfandwearingout. “IseethelivesforwhichIlaydownmylife,peaceful,useful, prosperousandhappy,