In this weeks reading, we learn about Miss Pross. I am not sure on who Miss Pross is at this point, but she comes off to be Miss Manette "protector." Miss Manette has many men visit her and Miss Pross despises that. If she actually found a man that could sweep her off her feet, a caretaker would be unnecessary, so Miss Pross doesn't really like the visitors. However, the one person that she would be OK with her being with, is her brother.
Chapter seven starts us off as telling us how splendid Monseigneur is! He is the center of attention. Monseigneur is so "good" that he can't even eat chocolate without the help of four strong men! So either he is very "grand," or he is a cripple that can't eat. The party takes place in Paris. I find it funny...these people are so simmilar to some of our countries politicians. They talk a big game but don't do a thing. But in this situation, they don't really know what they are doing. It is all about being rich, having the ladies, and looking good...Isn't that what the world is kind of like now?!?!?
Monsieur makes a mention of a young boy that he killed with his car. Not only did he kill him, Monsieur doesn't even care that he did so! How could someone think this way? It's like he knows he is so superior over him, he doesn't care if he's dead or not.
Later, we learn that Mr. Darney is Monseigneurs nephew. It is clear that Mr. Darney doesn't trust his uncle, but I am unsure about the knife and note left for Monsieur. Who exactly was is sent from?
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I don't necessarily agree that Monseigneur is a good guy in all of this. Yes, he is living a lavish lifestyle, but he took his sister from a covanant and forced her to marry a rich farmer! He doesn't sound like the nicest man to me.
To answer your question, the knife was stabbed into Monseigneur with the note by it. Darnay had kept the promise to his mother, we are not sure of the promise, but after Darnay killed his uncle, we can infer that the promise was to kill his uncle.
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