The Dover mail coach arrives at the Royal George Hotel. The head drawer congratulates the passenger-Mr. Lorry-on a safe arrival, which is a blessing in these times. Mr. Lorry asks if there is a packet to Calais tomorrow, and the head drawer tells him there will be if the weather permits it. Jarvis Lorry has breakfast. He orders a room prepared for a lady who will arrive later. He tells the waiter he has not traveled from France in fifteen years. After breakfast, Jarvis takes a walk on the beach, his thoughts becoming cloudy. At dinner, the waiter announces that Miss Manette from London has arrived. The waiter escorts Mr. Lorry to Miss Manette's apartment. When he sees her, he remembers a child he once held crossing the channel. Miss Manette has received a letter from the bank about some

