“...between you and Miss Manette there is an affection so unusual, so touching, so belonging to the circumstances in which it has been nurtured, that it can have few parallels, even in the tenderness between a father and child...I know that, as in her childhood she had no parent, so she is now devoted to you with all the constancy and fervor of her present years and character, united to the trustfulness and attachment of the early days in which you were lost to her.” (138)
Dr. Manette fears that if Charles Darnay and Lucie fall in love, his connection with his daughter will be strained. In this passage, Darnay reassures the doctor that even though he might be in Lucie’s life, he will in no way replace the connection between father and daughter. Throughout the past few chapters, Lucie and Dr. Manette have been reinforcing their connection in every way they can, foreshadowing that someone would put a strain on it as the novel continued. Now, with a love interest for Lucie, Dr. Manette fears that all their work for their strong connection will be put to waste. Darnay understands their relationship and how long they have worked to be like father and daughter.
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