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"I began it, Miss Pross?"

"Didn't you? Who brought her father to life?"

"Oh! If that was beginning it--" said Mr. Lorry.

"It wasn't ending it, I suppose? I say, when you began it, it was

hard enough; not that I have any fault to find with Doctor

Manette, except that he is not worthy of such a daughter, which

is no imputation on him, for it was not to be expected that

anybody should be, under any circumstances. But it really is

doubly and trebly hard to have crowds and multitudes of people

turning up after him (I could have forgiven him), to take

Ladybird's affections away from me."