A tale of two cities amazon6/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Only then did I notice the band of mourning black around his upper arm. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French. Joseph put one foot on a pedal and said, real quiet, "If you'll excuse me, I've a funeral to attend." Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. I stood there, feeling awkward and a fool. ![]() And the quickest flash of hate you ever did see danced across the dark of his eyes. "That all you got to say?" I near shouted, frustrated at how easily he'd turned my good intentions into a fool's errand. But I can't accept." And got back on his bicycle. Joseph's face went blank as the cloudless sky overhead. "Don't you know that, Will?" Which put my nose out of joint so bad that I told him he was being rude, and that I was only trying to do him a favor at no small risk to myself. "The rules aren't the same for me as they are for you," Joseph replied, shaking his head. Which took me by surprise and set me stammering how it was proof he was making his payments, and how he should take it because it was the right and proper way to do business. When I answered truthfully, he handed the paper back like the useless thing it was. He asked whether Pop had written it or me. ![]()
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