# Triumph explained — A Tale of Two Cities > Chapter companion for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. ## What happens Charles Darnay is tried before the Revolutionary Tribunal in Paris. Doctor Manette's testimony and his influence with the crowd help secure Darnay's acquittal, leading to a joyful reunion with Lucie and their family. ## Themes in this chapter ### Sacrifice and Redemption Doctor Manette's testimony redeems his earlier suffering and sacrifices, as he saves Darnay, fulfilling his promise to Lucie. ### Social Injustice and Revolution The Tribunal's proceedings show the mob's capricious power and the reversal of justice, where the populace directs the trial. ## Character check-ins ### Charles Darnay Arraigned as 'Charles Evrémonde, called Darnay' before the Tribunal, accused as an emigrant; defended by Doctor Manette's testimony and acquitted. ### Doctor Manette Sits under the President in his usual quiet dress; testifies on Darnay's behalf, leveraging his personal popularity to sway the crowd and secure acquittal. ### Lucie Manette Present in the courtyard; faints upon hearing the verdict of acquittal, then is carried by Darnay to their rooms. ### Mr. Jarvis Lorry Present at the Tribunal in his usual clothes; later grasps Darnay's hand after the acquittal, having struggled through the Carmagnole crowd. ### Madame Defarge Sits in the front row of the audience, knitting, beside Defarge; watches the proceedings with dogged determination, never looking at Darnay. ### Monsieur Defarge Stands beside Madame Defarge in the audience; both are waiting with determination, focused on the Jury. ## Key lines > The dread tribunal of five Judges, Public Prosecutor, and determined Jury, sat every day. The feared court, consisting of five judges, a prosecutor, and a resolute jury, convened daily. _Describes the Revolutionary Tribunal's regular sessions._ > Charles Evrémonde, called Darnay, was accused by the public prosecutor as an emigrant, whose life was forfeit to the Republic, under the decree which banished all emigrants on pain of Death. The prosecutor charged Charles Evrémonde, known as Darnay, with being an emigrant, making him subject to the decree that condemned all emigrants to death. _The formal accusation against Darnay at his trial._ > Cries in exaltation of the well-known good physician rent the hall. So capriciously were the people moved, that tears immediately rolled down several ferocious countenances which had been glaring at the prisoner a moment before, as if with impatience to pluck him out into the streets and kill him. The crowd cheered for the famous doctor, and their mood shifted so suddenly that those who had been angrily staring at the prisoner now wept. _Shows the fickle nature of the revolutionary crowd, swayed by Doctor Manette's reputation._ > After grasping the Doctor's hand, as he stood victorious and proud before him; after grasping the hand of Mr. Lorry, who came panting in breathless from his struggle against the waterspout of the Carmagnole; after kissing little Lucie, who was lifted up to clasp her arms round his neck; and after embracing the ever zealous and faithful Pross who lifted her; he took his wife in his arms, and carried her up to their rooms. Darnay shook hands with the proud Doctor and the breathless Mr. Lorry, kissed his daughter Lucie, embraced Miss Pross, and then carried his wife upstairs. _The joyful reunion after Darnay's acquittal._ ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/vi-triumph - Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se - All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters