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Quotation from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”
A Tale of Two Cities, Book I, Chapter 3 (Project Gutenberg #98 text)
The chapter on night shadows reflects that the passengers of the Dover mail, like every soul in a sleeping city, are hidden from one another.
Citation: "A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other." — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book I, Chapter 3 (Project Gutenberg #98 text). (id a-tale-of-two-cities-q2)
Portrait: Tales serial, Chapman & Hall, Public domain.
