Up until this point Carton had been standing sullenly in the shadows. He is pretty drunk at this point, as he was throughout the trial. Lorry leaves, and Carton takes Darnay to a bar where he makes rude comments about Lucie Manette, and he admits that he does not like Darnay. In explanation of why he is drunk, Carton says, "I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me." After Darnay leaves, Carton looks in the mirror and t!
             hinks of how Darnay reminds him of all the things he could have been and done.
             Carton goes groggily to Stryver's office late at night to finish up work. Dickens explains that these were drinking days and that all men drank incredible quantities of alcohol. Carton and Stryver are drinking buddies. They went to school together in Paris. Carton was always messing up, and Stryver was bullying his way ahead. They worked well together because Carton was clever and Stryver was bold. Stryver was the lion, Carton the jackal. Stryver, to lift Carton's spirits, brings up the beauty and compassion of Lucie Manette. Carto
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