A Tale of Two Cities - Chapter XXXII

A Tale of Two Cities

Chapter XXXII

The Grindstone

TELLSON’S Bank, established in the Saint Germain Quarter of Paris, was in a wing of a large house, approached by a courtyard and shut off from the street by a high wall and a strong gate. The house belonged to a great nobleman who had lived in it until he made a flight from the troubles, in his own cook’s dress, and got across the borders.