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    Whenthisinterchangeofchristiannamewaseffected,Madame Defarge,pickingherteethwithhertoothpick,coughedanother grainofcough,andraisedhereyebrowsbythebreadthofanother line. “Itisnotoften,”saidthesecondofthethree,addressing MonsieurDefarge,“thatmanyofthesemiserablebeastsknowthe tasteofwine,orofanythingbutblackbreadanddeath.Isitnotso, Jacques?” “Itisso,Jacques,”MonsieurDefargereturned.Atthissecond interchangeofthechristianname,MadameDefarge,stillusing hertoothpickwithprofoundcomposure,coughedanothergrainof cough,andraisedhereyebrowsbythebreadthofanotherline. Thelastofthethreenowsaidhissay,asheputdownhisempty drinkingvesselandsmackedhislips. “Ah!Somuchtheworse!Abittertasteitisthatsuchpoorcattle alwayshaveintheirmouths,andhardlivestheylive,Jacque