thus, saint antoine in this vinous feature of his, until midday. it was high noontide, when two dusty men passed through his streets and under his swinging lamps: of whom, one was monsieur defarge: the other a mender of roads in a blue cap. all adust and athirst, the two entered the wine-shop. their arrival had lighted a kind of fire in the breast of saint antoine, fast spreading as they came along, which stirred and flickered in flames of faces at most doors and windows. yet, no one had followed them, and no man spoke when they entered the wine-shop, though the eyes of every man there were turned upon them.