The road mender tells Monsieur Defarge about what had happened to Gaspard. After the Marquis ran over his child, Gaspard avenged his death by murdering, by stabbing, the Marquis. The French authorities then caught Gaspard, put him in jail, hung him, and left his body hanging by the village fountain. .
Madame Defarge is constantly knitting throughout the book. At times, she knits peoples names into her register. Knitting their names into her register, which in this case happen to be Barsad and Darnay, is her way of condemning them to death. .
Roger Cly- was one of the main witnesses in Darnay's court case in the beginning of the book. Later in the book, Cly was announced a spy and was killed. It was on the way to his funeral the Cruncher heard the crowds screaming "Spy!" at the hearse. .
John Barsad- the other main witness who testified against Darnay in court. The road mender warns the Defarges that Barsad, like Cly, was a spy. When Barsad came into the wine shop, he asked about the unrest as a result of Gaspard being hung. He is also the one to inform the Defarges about the engagement of Darnay, the Marquis" nephew, and Lucie Manette. .
Monsieur Defarge is more pessimistic about the matter. He feels as though he is putting so much time and effort into the cause and he will not live to see it being accomplished. His wife on the other hand, although usually unsympathetic, tough, and pessimistic, is the optimist in this case. Her views are that it takes time and effort to start a revolution and her desire for revenge is fueling her in the revolution, keeping her going, no questions asked. Defarge's reaction to the true identity of Darnay and his engagement to Lucie is that he hopes that they keep out of France, knowing what will happen to them if they stay, as a result of Darnay's true identity (the Marquis, nephew of the murdered Marquis, who stands for everything the revolutionaries are against).
