"A Tale of Two Cities"
by Charles Dickens

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     "Why, then," said Mr. Lorry, grasping his eager but so firm and steady hand, "it does not all depend on one old man, but I shall have a young and ardent man at my side."

     "By the help of Heaven you shall! Promise me solemnly that nothing will influence you to alter the course on which we now stand pledged to one another."

     "Nothing, Carton."

     "Remember these words to-morrow: change the course, or delay in it--for any reason--and no life can possibly be saved, and many lives must inevitably be sacrificed."

 

     "I will remember them. I hope to do my part faithfully."

     "And I hope to do mine. Now, good bye!"

 
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